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A historic day in China’s space program! China’s Long March-10B has successfully completed its maiden flight—and recovered its first stage via a sea-based net. This marks the country’s first-ever controlled rocket recovery. A major leap toward reusable launch capabilities. 🚀🌊🇨🇳

🇮🇳 India cannot afford to ignore what China just achieved. China’s successful recovery of an orbital-class rocket booster is a significant technological milestone. But let’s keep it in perspective: SpaceX still leads by years in routine reuse, rapid turnaround and operational scale. The real question isn’t whether China is catching up. It’s whether India will accelerate. ISRO has already demonstrated autonomous landing through Pushpak. Now India must fast-track a fully reusable launch vehicle, indigenous propulsion, advanced materials and a globally competitive commercial launch ecosystem. The next space race won’t be won by the nation that launches the most rockets. It will be won by the nation that makes access to space the cheapest, fastest and most reusable. India First means building that capability at home—before today’s technology gap becomes tomorrow’s strategic gap. 🇮🇳🚀