Amateur footage captured by Gongyi citizens and posted on Chinese social media shows Tianong-3, nine-engine test stage igniting and taking off. Hold-down clamps and other structures usually prevent ...

The Chinese Tianlong-3 rocket ripped off parts of the rocket when it broke free of the test stand. It was supposed to be held in place in the test. The rocket was not complete without grid fins. There ...

Chinese company Space Pioneer accidentally launched the first stage of its Tianlong-3 rocket during a Sunday test of the vehicle that went terribly wrong. The rocket crashed and exploded near a city ...

The Tianlong-3 rocket has reportedly crashed near central China after its Sunday test accidentally launched it. The rocket, made by the China-based company Space Pioneer, was seen flying through the ...

An experimental Chinese rocket’s launch ended up more like a massive New Year’s fireworks display on Sunday. The first stage of a Tianlong-3 rocket inadvertently detached from its launch pad briefly ...

A year after its rocket accidentally lifted off and then crashed during a test, Beijing-based start-up Space Pioneer has redesigned the vehicle and shown that it can withstand the intense forces of ...