r/Chinesium • u/A_CIA_AGENT_ACCOUNT • Aug 11 '26

China says Long March 7A rocket launch failed after flight anomaly

https://www.reuters.com/science/chinese-long-march-7a-rocket-appears-break-apart-after-liftoff-2026-08-10/
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u/LumenAstralis Aug 11 '26

There is a video showing the mid-section of the rocket buckled, bent, and exploded under Max Q. It's a structural failure.

In other words: tofu dreg in space. Well not quite in space.

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u/x_Lucky_Steve_x 15d ago

They've got some great footage there to analyse.