A private Chinese rocket took an unscheduled flight over the weekend. The Beijing-based company Space Pioneer conducted a "static fire" test with the first stage of its new Tianlong-3 rocket on Sunday ...

The first stage of the 236-foot-tall vehicle is reportedly designed to be reused at least 10 times.

Chinese company Space Pioneer accidentally launched the first stage of its Tianlong-3 rocket during a Sunday test of the vehicle that went terribly wrong. The rocket crashed and exploded near a city ...

China’s attempt to launch its most powerful privately developed rocket failed on Friday after the vehicle suffered a flight ...

The Chinese Tianlong-3 rocket ripped off parts of the rocket when it broke free of the test stand. It was supposed to be held in place in the test. The rocket was not complete without grid fins. There ...

The Tianlong-3 rocket has reportedly crashed near central China after its Sunday test accidentally launched it. The rocket, made by the China-based company Space Pioneer, was seen flying through the ...

Chinese space firm Tianbing Aerospace Technology said it accidentally launched a rocket it was testing. The Tianlong-3 is designed as a rival to SpaceX's Falcon 9, with a similar takeoff mass and ...

Beijing-based Space Pioneer's Tianlong-3 rocket with TH-12 engines. Credit: Space Pioneer SINGAPORE— Chinese company Space Pioneer suffered an unusual failure when the Tianlong-3 rocket unexpectedly ...

Amateur footage captured by Gongyi citizens and posted on Chinese social media shows Tianong-3, nine-engine test stage igniting and taking off. Hold-down clamps and other structures usually prevent ...

An experimental Chinese rocket’s launch ended up more like a massive New Year’s fireworks display on Sunday. The first stage of a Tianlong-3 rocket inadvertently detached from its launch pad briefly ...

HELSINKI — Chinese rocket firm Space Pioneer is planning to launch a rocket comparable to the SpaceX Falcon 9 next year. Liu Xinglong, chief designer of the Tianlong-3 launcher, said the company is ...

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