A rocket launch pad in China. The Tianlong-3 space rocket being developed by Space Pioneer accidentally launched during a test on Sunday near the city of Gongyi, central China.A rocket launch pad in China. The Tianlong-3 space rocket being developed by Space Pioneer accidentally launched during a test on Sunday near the city of Gongyi, central China.
The first stage of the Tianlong-3 rocket left its launch pad due to a structural failure at the connection between the rocket and the test stand, said company Beijing Tianbing, also known as Space Pioneer, in aon its official WeChat account. The rocket landed in a hilly area of the city of Gongyi in central China, it said.
A rocket can consist of several stages, with the first, or lowest, stage igniting and propelling the rocket upwards upon its launch. When the fuel is exhausted, the first stage falls off, and the second stage ignites, keeping the rocket in propulsion. Chinese commercial space companies have rushed into the sector since 2014 when private investment in the industry was allowed by the state.
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