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You just know some engineering intern over in Beijing is having a bad day right about now:
Yeah not good!
Another few angles:
Just to stress this point: The rocket was not supposed to take off from the pad. It was meant to be a “static fire test” with no flight.
In other words, someone over there made…
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The rocket was launched by the private Chinese company “Space Pioneer.” The resultant explosion reportedly resulted in a local fire that was quickly extinguished:
The two-stage Tianlong-3, “Sky Dragon 3”, is a partly reusable rocket under development by Space Pioneer, one of a small group of private-sector rocket makers that have grown rapidly over the past five years. …
According to Space Pioneer, the first stage of the Tianlong-3 ignited normally during a hot test but later detached from the test bench due to structural failure.
The Tianlong-3 is “part of Space Pioneer’s efforts to develop low-cost, reusable launch vehicles to compete in the growing commercial launch market.”
Next time, guys, leave the rocket in “park” when you test-fire it!
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