On the afternoon of June 30, 2024, a rocket slowly ascended into the sky over Gongyi City, Henan Province, trailing a long plume of smoke. However, as it reached a certain altitude, the smoke from the rocket’s tail suddenly disappeared. The rocket, having lost power, then plummeted sharply and eventually crashed into the deep mountains 1.5 kilometers southwest of the test site, where it “disintegrated” upon impact.
An image surfaced showing the rocket being secured with several bolts on what appeared to be a scaffold-like platform, which seemed quite rudimentary. When SpaceX conducts static fire tests, multiple steel cables anchor the rocket, along with ground anchor bolts and a weighted cap at the top, ensuring 120% tethered strength to guarantee the rocket doesn’t take off during static fire. In previously released photos by Space Pioneer, the rocket’s top lacked any steel cable restraint devices connecting it to the ground.
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Farcical China’s Rocket Launch Fails: Held by Bolts on a Makeshift Scaffold. Far Too Rudimentary
