Incredible Video Shows Chinese Rocket Get Hit by Lightning Mid-Launch
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Incredible Video Shows Chinese Rocket Get Hit by Lightning Mid-Launch
A Chinese rocket was smitten by a bolt from the heavens right after it lifted off. And if this was a blessing or a curse from a higher power, we don’t know. The spacecraft, a Long March-3B rocket, launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern China on Thursday, according to Space.com. Its mission was to deliver a communications relay satellite to geostationary orbit, something the dependable workhorse routinely does. It turne…
Every weekend, an image that has made news or caught our attention. On 23 July, a Long March launcher implemented under a stormy sky from south-west China, was struck by lightning a few moments after its take-off, without apparent consequences.
Newtalk News: On the 23rd, China successfully launched the Tianlian-2 06 satellite into space using a Long March 3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. During the flight, the rocket encountered lightning, creating a spectacular scene. CCTV News reported today (the 25th) that the lightning was emitted by the rocket itself. The high-temperature exhaust plume from the rocket engine is actually a plasma conductive channel. After…
An impressive moment was captured when a 3B Longa March rocket was struck by lightning moments after taking off from Xichang in China. Although the scene seems to have been taken out of a film, this type of incident has already occurred with other launches, such as those of Saturn V and Soyuz-2 rockets. So far, no faults attributed to the impact of lightning during this type of missions have been reported. Do you want to stay informed or send us…
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