Surprise Chinese lunar mission hit by launch anomaly : worldnews

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago

Well for one, lunar missions are usually the result of a LOT of planning and preparation, so it coming as a surprise is itself quite the anomaly 😛

[-] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

That sucks, but lunar missions aren't exactly something you should just be pulling out of your ass. Glad nobody was hurt though!

[+] naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca -31 points 6 months ago

Reeks of sabotage to me. The Long March 2C is a remarkably reliable rocket.

[-] pennomi@lemmy.world 25 points 6 months ago

The anomaly may not have a great impact on China’s wider launch plans, as the rocket’s first and second stage performed nominally, and the issue isolated to the infrequently-used YZ-1S upper stage.

Unlikely sabotage, it’s probably just a lesser tested component of the stack failing. Space is really hard.

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Must be NATO.

[-] cayde6ml@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

This but unironically

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