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| WATCH: Chinese Rocket Crashes into Mountain After Accidental Launch |
| 2024-07-01 |
| [Breitbart] A rocket belonging to a Chinese civilian aerospace manufacturer crashed into a mountain after accidentally launching Sunday, the company announced. Space Pioneer, also known as Beijing Tianbing Technology, was attempting a ground test with their Tianlong-3 rocket when a “structural failure” caused it to separate from the launch pad, a statement obtained by CNN said. “Due to the structural failure of the connection between the rocket body and the test platform, the first-stage rocket was separated from the launch pad,” the company stated. “After liftoff, the onboard computer was automatically shut down, and the rocket fell into the deep mountains 1.5 kilometers [0.9 miles] southwest of the test platform. The rocket body fell into the mountain and disintegrated.” Videos shared on social media by onlookers shows the moment the rocket was launched before falling and causing a fiery explosion: |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #10 The theory was this would make some of the union people some other company's problem and create new avenues for bribes. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-07-01 16:04 |
| #9 Ho Lee Fuk: Fortune cookie say "Back to drawing board." |
| Posted by: Regular+joe 2024-07-01 16:01 |
| #8 Someone use those cheap Chinese knockoff parts? Boeing agrees to deal to buy Spirit Aero for $4.7 billion: Sources |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-07-01 08:59 |
| #7 North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles, one launch fails |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-07-01 08:56 |
| #6 Someone use those cheap Chinese knockoff parts? Oh, wait....never mind. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-07-01 08:47 |
| #5 When it hit the mountain a huge metallic clang was heard. "Bei-jing"! |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-07-01 08:39 |
| #4 Survivors ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-07-01 08:24 |
| #3 Range safety officer? We don't need no stinking range safety officer! |
| Posted by: Vinegar+Spolusing6485 2024-07-01 08:23 |
| #2 Noted the interesting chosen launch area itself. Compare that to most US ICBM sites in the wide open fields. It was surrounded by mountains and hills. Thus making it a difficult target to take out in a Preemptive or EMP situation. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2024-07-01 07:44 |
| #1 It blowed up reeeal good. Watch the video |
| Posted by: Frank G 2024-07-01 07:28 |