A Chinese rocket crashed after being accidentally launched during a ground test on Sunday, as reported by its company Space Pioneer. The incident occurred when the first stage of the Tianlong-3 rocket detached from its launch pad during a test due to structural failure, landing in a hilly area of Gongyi in central China.
Space Pioneer, also known as Beijing Tianbing Technology, stated that the crash was a result of the structural failure of the connection between the rocket body and the test platform. Following liftoff, the onboard computer automatically shut down, causing the rocket to fall into the mountains southwest of the test platform, where it disintegrated.
