One of China’s most used rockets, the Long March 7A, exploded a little more than a minute after lifting off on Monday evening, local time.
Blue Origin has traced the explosion of its New Glenn rocket during a static-fire test in May to a valve in the rocket’s BE-4 engine.
A malfunctioning valve was the culprit behind a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explosion in Cape Canaveral, CEO Dave Limp says.
The incident could disrupt a key part of the defense company’s rocket motor business, which designs and tests prototype motors for military customers.