China’s first private orbital launch attempt fails

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China’s first private orbital launch attempt fails

China’s private space industry saw a setback in its development over the weekend after a Chinese rocket firm failed to send a satellite into orbit.

The three-stage solid-fueled rocket, developed by Beijing-based private firm LandSpace, took off from the national launching site in Jiuquan in north-central China on Saturday (Oct. 27) around 4pm local time.

But “something abnormal happened during the third stage,” according to a post by the firm on social media Weibo (link in Chinese).

Quartz

https://qz.com/1441118/chinas-first-private-orbital-launch-attempt-fails/

China’s first private satellite launch ends in failure

https://www.engadget.com/amp/2018/10/28/china-first-private-satellite-launch-fails/

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