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Satellite imagery reveals explosion at Chinaโ€™s Jiuquan spaceport (spacenews.com)
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HELSINKI โ€” A Chinese launch vehicle maker appears to have suffered an explosion at a test site at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Bummer, hope everyone is ok

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

I wonder how long until Xi finds out?

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

This kills the (rocket) engine.