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 Space Pioneer says part of rocket crashed in central China.
 
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Beijing Tianbing Technology Co said on Sunday that the first stage of its Tianlong-3 rocket under development had detached from its launch pad during a test due to structural failure and landed in a hilly area of the city of Gongyi in central China.

There were no reports of casualties after an initial investigation, Beijing Tianbing, also known as Space Pioneer, said in a statement on its official WeChat account. Parts of the rocket stage were scattered within a "safe area" but caused a local fire, according to a separate statement by the Gongyi emergency management bureau.

The fire has since been extinguished and no one has been hurt, the bureau said. The two-stage Tianlong-3 ("Sky Dragon 3") is a partly reusable rocket under development by Space Pioneer, one of a small group of private-sector rocket makers that have grown rapidly over the past five years. 
 Beijing Tianbing Technology Co, also known as Space Pioneer, has announced that part of its Tianlong-3 rocket crashed in central China during a test. The incident occurred when the first stage of the rocket, which is currently under development, detached from its launch pad due to structural failure and landed in a hilly area in the city of Gongyi, central China. Fortunately, there have been no reports of casualties as a result of the incident. However, the rocket debris caused a local fire 
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