China's largest rocket, the Long March 5 has suffered a launch failure which could throw Chinese space exploration plans into disarray.
Over the weekend China attempted to launch the rocket for just the second time since it had been developed. The Long March 5 heavy lift rocket blasted off at 7:23 pm from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in China’s southern province of Hainan, carrying the experimental communications satellite Shijian-18. However, the rocket began to encounter…
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