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[-] Dequei@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 weeks ago

That's because the stock image Wired used is of a Long March 5, not Long March 9.

[-] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 7 points 2 weeks ago

From what I can find the March 9 is just about twice as long, proportionally, looking nearly the same otherwise. It does not look anything like this thing.

[-] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I believe that render is outdated. The Long March 9 has undergone a quite a few redesigns over the years.

The original ARS Technica article this Wired article was based on includes a more recent mockup of Long March 9:

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