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摘要
中国长征系列运载火箭在8月10日发射失利后迅速恢复。长征七号甲火箭升空不到90秒解体，官方未公布原因，其使用的YF-100发动机一度引发对其他型号火箭的担忧。但六天后，长征十二号火箭成功发射，YF-100发动机复飞。搭载YF-100的长征五号预计数日内发射嫦娥七号月球探测器，前往月球南极。此外，台湾中山科学研究院研发的卫星运载火箭原型在升空后不久偏离轨道，触
Welcome to Edition 9.07 of the Rocket Report! China's workhorse Long March rocket family appears to be rebounding quickly from a rare launch failure August 10. Chinese officials have not publicly released any information on what may have caused the Long March 7A rocket to break apart less than 90 seconds after liftoff, but the rocket's use of YF-100 engines initially raised questions about the failure's impact on other Chinese rockets that use the same type of engines. But no biggie. YF-100 engines returned to flight six days later with the successful flight of a Long March 12 rocket, and the heavy-lift Long March 5—also with YF-100 engines—is set to launch in a few days with one of China's most important space missions of the decade: the Chang'e 7 lunar lander en route to the Moon's south pole.
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Trouble in Taiwan. A prototype for a future satellite launch vehicle developed by Taiwan's top weapons manufacturer veered off course shortly after liftoff Wednesday, Taiwan's Central News Agency reports. The "trajectory anomaly" prompted the activation of the rocket's self-destruct mechanism. The government agency responsible for the test flight, the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST), reported no injuries or property damage. Debris from rocket fell into a planned safety control zone near the southern tip of Taiwan.
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