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Local residents film fireball Space rocket suddenly takes off and explodes
It was actually supposed to be a routine test. But at the end of it, a Chinese rocket burned up in a gigantic fireball. Locals filmed the momentous mishap and posted the clips on the internet.
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- The test of the engines of a Tianlong-3 failed near Gongyi in the eastern Chinese province of Henan.
- Contrary to plans, the rocket took off, only to crash back to earth and explode a short time later.
A failed rocket test by the private Chinese company Space Pioneer caused a huge explosion. The test took place at a test facility near Gongyi in the eastern Chinese province of Henan.
Actually, Tianlong-3 should not have taken off at all. As videos from the Chinese platform Weibo show, the rocket rose a good distance and then fell to the ground.
There were no casualties and the region was evacuated
The rocket's on-board computer automatically switched off the engines. It then crashed one and a half kilometers southwest of the test site.
The spectacular images are shown in the blue News video.
