A Chinese space rocket under development accidentally launched during a test before falling and crashing into the ground.
Beijing Tianbing Technology Company, also known as Space Pioneer, said on Sunday that its Tianlong-3 rocket, under development detached itself from the launch pad during a test on Sunday due to a structural failure. It then fell and crashed into a mountain 1.5km southwest of the test site in Gongyi city, in central China’s Henan province.
No casualties were reported.
Footage shows the rocket slowly launch, before it appears to lose power, crashing down to the ground and exploding.
The Tianlong-3, has been developed with the intention of being a reusable rocket.
Source : Arirang TV, https://www.arirang.com/news/view?id=272689
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