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Satellite imagery reveals explosion at China’s Jiuquan spaceport (spacenews.com)
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HELSINKI — A Chinese launch vehicle maker appears to have suffered an explosion at a test site at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

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[-] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Bummer, hope everyone is ok

[-] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Me too. Those are people working there and they have loved ones who care about them.

[-] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

I wonder how long until Xi finds out?

[-] Carighan@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

This kills the (rocket) engine.

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