Rocket launched by mistake in China fell in a hilly area watch video

China accidental rocket launch: Usually a lot of caution is taken regarding space missions, but an incident reported from China has increased the concern. A rocket was ‘accidentally’ launched in China while the rocket was being tested. It separated from the launch pad and flew into the sky and after some time crashed in a nearby hill town. In the initial investigation, there is no news of any casualty in this case. It is noteworthy that a few days ago, the booster of a Chinese rocket had fallen in a populated area.

According to reports, Beijing Tianbing Technology Company said on Sunday that it is developing the Tianlong-3 rocket. Its first stage separated from its launch pad during testing due to structural failure and fell into a mountainous area in the city of Gongyi in central China. The company said on Chinese social media platform Weibo that after initial investigation, no casualties have been reported.

Videos posted by several residents of Gongyi city in Central China’s Henan Province showed a rocket emitting black smoke during its flight before falling into the mountain and catching fire. The city’s emergency management bureau said that it was a test flight and it has… pic.twitter.com/U7Totwf05Z

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Gongyi’s Emergency Management Bureau said in a statement that some parts of the rocket stage disintegrated in a ‘safe area’, but this caused a fire in the crash area. The Bureau says that the fire has been extinguished and no one has been harmed.

The two-stage Tianlong-3 (‘Sky Dragon 3’) rocket is a partially reusable rocket. It is being developed by a private company. According to NDTV, rocket debris falling in China after launch is not new, but it is very rare that a part of a rocket that was being developed was blown away from its launch site.

The company says that the first stage of Tianlong-3 was normal during its hot test, but later due to structural failure, it separated from the launch pad and fell in a mountainous area one and a half kilometers away from there. Tianlong-3 is being compared to SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.