NEWS: Chinese rocket fail - Tianlong-3 accidently launches and crashes with massive explosion
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2024-07-01に共有
In a quarry near Gongyi, a large city in the Chinese province of Henan, a major incident occurred during an engine test of the Tianlong-3 rocket from Space Pioneer. The test, which was originally supposed to take place safely on the ground, got out of control when the rocket stage broke free from its anchoring and lifted off vertically.
The incident, which fortunately occurred without catastrophic consequences, could easily have led to a tragedy. The Tianlong-3, which is similar to SpaceX's Falcon 9 with a launch weight of 590 tons, was loaded with around 200 tons of fuel at the time of the accident. The rocket's crash led to a huge explosion that could have had devastating consequences if it had hit a populated area. Instead, the missile hit a wooded area about 1,460 meters southwest of the test stand.
The original construction of the test stand, which was designed for the smaller Tianlong-2 missile, could not withstand the thrust of 820 tons from the nine engines of the Tianlong-3. The increased load ultimately caused the rocket stage to detach during the test and lift off uncontrollably.
Space Pioneer confirmed in a statement that there were no personal injuries or further damage to property. The company announced that it would not test any more large rocket stages at Gongyi and is currently searching for the black box and investigating the debris.
Chinese space travel has a history of safety problems. One particularly tragic example is the crash of a Long March 3B rocket on February 15, 1996, in which the Intelsat 708 satellite crashed into a village, causing numerous casualties. This incident led to Western satellites no longer being launched with Chinese rockets.
Gongyi has a historical connection to rocketry. The city is home to the imperial tombs of the Northern Song Dynasty, during whose reign black powder was developed. Reports from this period mention the use of black powder rockets, underlining China's long tradition of rocket development.
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コメント (21)
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Was it Wish or Temu ??
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Luckily, it was not a nuke.
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Copying foreign technology is one thing. Understanding what you are copying is quite another.
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Do you know the date this took place?
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Country of Origin China, nuff said!
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the 8 year olds that made this rocket in a sweatshop are gonna be in big trouble!
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They ordered some parts on Temu? 😊
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"The incredibly powerful and advanced". Disagree with the advanced part. Advanced rockets aren't supposed to spontaneously launch.
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It's a "Great Leap FOrward" didntja know?
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"Made in China" quality 😂😂😂
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In America we don't call this an, "accident" it's negligence.
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Why have that much fuel on a test fire???
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Someone used the sound of the closer footage on the second video without doing the math of sound travel speed. In reality it would take many more seconds (344 meters per second through air) considering the second video was filmed from some kilometers away and not just some hundreds.
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But anyways great video WELT!
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Awe man!
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I want to fly !......................Bugger !
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They can't even not launch a rocket successfully.
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The launching switch must have been bought at TaoBao, that's why. 發射開關肯定是在淘寶買的, 所以。
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😳
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Amateur hour
