A rocket accidentally launched after detaching from its launch pad crashed in China on Sunday.
images on social media showed the Tianlong-3 rocket falling to Earth and exploding in a hillside in central China’s Henan province.
Tianbing Science and Technology, which developed the
rocket, said the rocket “detached” from the launch pad during a ground test.
It claimed the incident was due to a structural defect. It added that there were no casualties from the incident as people in the area had been evacuated.
The Tianlong 3 is a Chinese designed and built rocket intended to function as a reusable launch vehicle.