A re-entry « hop » test by Chinese rocket company Deep Blue Aerospace failed at the last second on Sunday, causing severe damage to the rocket and destroying its.
Facepalm: Chinese startups are attempting to emulate what SpaceX and Blue Origin achieved nearly a decade ago – the ability to land and reuse rockets. Although the road has been bumpy, at least one company has managed to document its failures with spectacular cinematography.
A re-entry « hop » test by Chinese rocket company Deep Blue Aerospace failed at the last second on Sunday, causing severe damage to the rocket and destroying its landing gear. The company quickly published a postmortem and shared impressive drone footage of the incident.
The two-minute clip captures the launch and attempted landing sequence from multiple angles as the drone circles the rocket, named Nebula-1.