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Space rocket crashes after launch in China

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Parts of the Tianlong-3 rocket were scattered in the “safe area” but caused a local fire.

In central China, the first stage of a Tianlong-3 rocket developed by Beijing Tianbing Technology Co fell off after launch and exploded in the hilly area of ​​Gunyi city. Reuters reported this in relation to the company on Sunday, June 30.

The accident is said to have occurred due to a “structural fault.” Parts of the rocket were scattered in the “safe area”, but caused a local fire. It was killed quickly. No harm done.

The two-stage Tianlong-3 is a reusable launch vehicle manufactured by Beijing Tianbing Technology Co (also known as Space Pioneer – ed.). The developers believe that in the future it will be comparable in performance to SpaceX’s Falcon 9.

Recall that in May, China launched the latest Long March-6C rocket into space. It has a length of 43 meters and a launch weight of approximately 215 tons. The rocket is capable of delivering a payload weighing about 2.4 tons to a 500-kilometer orbit.

Earlier, the Gravity-1 rocket was launched in China. It is called the most powerful solid-fuel rocket in the world. The rocket has three main stages and four boosters.


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