Long March 5 Failure Casts Doubt On Chinese Space Schedule

Long March 5
Credit: Xinhua
BEIJING— Failure of a Long March 5 launcher on the type’s second mission has dealt a possibly severe blow to China’s space program, at least casting doubt over the timing of planned missions that rely on the rocket. The unexplained launch failure on July 2 has also ruined an attempt at testing an...

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