The rocket was undergoing a static fire test of the stage, in which a vehicle is clamped to a test stand while its engines are ignited, when the booster broke free. According to a statement from the company, the rocket was not sufficiently clamped down and blasted off from the test stand “due to a structural failure.”

Video of the accidental ascent showed the rocket rising several hundred meters into the sky before it crashed explosively into a mountain 1.5 km away from the test site.

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      For my claims in the thread about what terrible cult is the Falon Gong

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falun_Gong

      The first paragraph after the alternative names and transcriptions chart says:

      “Led by Li Hongzhi, who is viewed by adherents as a deity-like figure, Falun Gong practitioners operate a variety of organizations in the United States and elsewhere, including the dance troupe Shen Yun.[14][15] They are known for their opposition to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), espousing anti-evolutionary views, opposition to homosexuality and feminism, and rejection of modern medicine, among other views described as “ultra-conservative”.[23][24]

      For the quote I cite from David Zhang’s video you can see it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Npqb59Z_ol8 At 00:16 seconds

      I can’t source the claims I have made about Alex Jones because I heard them from the podcast “knowledge fight” around the 70/71 episode and I have no idea how to look for the actual video of Alex saying that

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        Ok, thank you for the wikipedia links. What’s your beef with them, anyways? There are lots of people in the world who share in one or more of Falun Gong’s beliefs. What makes “this terrible cult” special? Why, in your opinion, have many members been imprisoned, physically beaten and politically silenced by the Chinese Communist Party?