It is reported that a booster of a Chinese long expedition No. 3 B rocket hit a private house and the poisonous fuel was scattered


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China launched the long quest No. 3 B rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 9:55 (Japan time) on November 23, 2019. Although the launch of the rocket was successful, it has been reported that a separate booster has fallen into a residential area in China, destroying a private house, and toxic fuel and smoke have covered the area.

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If you play the following movie, you can see the situation where the booster of the long quest No. 3 B rocket fell. This Tweet was posted by Andrew Jones, a journalist reporting on China's space program, which he obtained from a Chinese SNS Weibo post .



In the movie, a brick private house is destroyed, and a fire is raised from inside the house, and the scene is wrapped in a busy atmosphere.



In the back, you can see the fragments of the booster and the cylindrical structure. According to Mr. Jones, the yellow smoke rising from the back of the cylindrical object is due to the combustion of the

hypergolic propellant . Hypergolic propellants are extremely toxic, so it is said that full protective clothing must be worn during filling operations, but the men reflected in the movie remain in everyday wear.



Debris is scattered in the grass in front of the private house.



Even during a short movie of about 40 seconds, the fire seems to be getting stronger and stronger.



From the crash point, there were other photos of the parts of the rocket that fell, the buildings destroyed by it, and the scorched motorcycle.





According to Mr. Jones, residents living near the predicted fall point have been issued warnings and evacuation orders in advance, and they are instructed not to approach even if they find rocket parts. However, a movie shot by a civilian already contains parts of a rocket that raises smoke and the appearance and voices of local residents who are watching it.

A former NASA officials, the United States Federal Aviation Administration Greg Autry, who is also the Advisory Committee of the 'If you see a loose safety standards for Chinese launch business, the American regulatory authorities will faint' for this situation and comment . “The Chinese approach to environmental destruction and human safety is a huge cost advantage over US companies that are subject to strict regulations,” he pointed out. I criticized the way.

The rocket launched by China this time is equipped with the 50th and 51st satellites that make up the Chinese satellite positioning system `` Hokuto No.3 ''. We are going to complete No.3.

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