A Chinese rocket called Tianlong-3 suffered a catastrophic failure and fell from the sky not long after it lifted off, making a big explosion in the Henan province. 

Below are the videos of the lift off and explosion:

“Wow. This is apparently what was supposed to be a STATIC FIRE TEST today of a Tianlong-3 first stage by China’s Space Pioneer. That’s catastrophic, not static. Firm was targeting an orbital launch in the coming months.”

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The poster says China had already reached orbit with the Tianlong-2. They add that there are no reported casualties and explain what happened:

{ai:summary}Chinese rocket Tianlong-3 fails, exploding in Henan. No casualties in catastrophic failure. Space Pioneer reports structural failure. #science

WATCH: Chinese rocket has catastrophic failure and falls from the sky in BIG explosion – The Right Scoop

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