Premature blast-off
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The test rocket of Chinese startup Space Pioneer lifted off for an exciting 30-second maiden flight on Sunday.
Unfortunately, that's not what it was supposed to do. The exercise was intended be a ground-based "static-fire" engine trial.
The result? The test rocket returned to earth in a sp...