China’s final 2024 rocket take-off fails but it is still a record year for space launches
China’s final space launch attempt of the year failed to reach its designated orbit, resulting in the loss of all payloads on board. But it still concluded a record-breaking year for China’s space industry – with 68 orbital launch attempts, one more than last year’s high. The Kinetica-1 Y6 rocket, developed by leading Chinese commercial…