On January 17th, China’s space program experienced a rare double failure. This is shocking because just a few years ago, the Chinese government boasted about surpassing NASA and competing with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, claiming that China’s space ambitions would dominate the universe.
However, in 2025, China failed four times in its space missions. In just over two weeks into 2026, China suffered two failures on the same day. This is a far cry from the promise of catching up to the U.S. in space exploration. What happened? Is it a technological issue, or is China cutting corners in rocket production due to internal pressures?
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