China's Space Program Thread II
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That looks... Insanely close to a populated area. It could've gone so much worse than just a mountain side.
Another one ...
They had maiden launch planned for next month. How much of a delay would this cause?
They seriously should relocate the testing sites to less populated areas.
They had only this first stage for testing.
They didn't build a second one .
If they are going to work again , they will take time .
They lost the only rocket first stage with all of its engines.
So they will take at least 6 months to build the stage again and test it .
They didn't build a second one .
If they are going to work again , they will take time .
They didn't build a second model .
They lost the only rocket first stage with all of its engines.
So they will take at least 6 months to build the stage again and test it .
Well considering the maiden launch planned for later this year was meant to be the rocket that just had its "static" test turned into an abortive flight test, the question right now probably shouldn't be how long will it take them to fabricate a new rocket and do the whole process again, but also whether they'll have the go ahead to try again and even whether the company will still exist after this.
Assuming they do still exist, I can't see them trying a maiden flight test before this time next year, meaning their best bet is that they and Landspace's ZQ-3 (also expected to launch mid 2025) will be in competition to be the first commercial heavy weight rocket to successfully launch.