Rocket Report: Lightning strikes in China; Starship launch on deck
Hungry for launch Rocket Report: Lightning strikes in China; Starship launch on deck Relativity Space announced plans to build a second rocket factory near Cape Canaveral, Florida. Stephen Clark – Jul 24, 2026 10:34 am | 13 A Long March 3B rocket carrying the Tianlian II-06 satellite was struck by lightning shortly after lifting off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 8:00 pm local time on July 23, 2026. Credit: Zhou Quan/VCG via Getty Images A Long March 3B rocket carrying the Tianlian II-06 satellite was struck by lightning shortly after lifting off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 8:00 pm local time on July 23, 2026.
- ▪Hungry for launch Rocket Report: Lightning strikes in China; Starship launch on deck Relativity Space announced plans to build a second rocket factory near Cape Canaveral, Florida.
- ▪Stephen Clark – Jul 24, 2026 10:34 am | 13 A Long March 3B rocket carrying the Tianlian II-06 satellite was struck by lightning shortly after lifting off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 8:00 pm local time on July 23, 2026.
- ▪Credit: Zhou Quan/VCG via Getty Images A Long March 3B rocket carrying the Tianlian II-06 satellite was struck by lightning shortly after lifting off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 8:00 pm local time on July 23, 2026.
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Hungry for launch Rocket Report: Lightning strikes in China; Starship launch on deck Relativity Space announced plans to build a second rocket factory near Cape Canaveral, Florida. Stephen Clark – Jul 24, 2026 10:34 am | 13 A Long March 3B rocket carrying the Tianlian II-06 satellite was struck by lightning shortly after lifting off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 8:00 pm local time on July 23, 2026. Credit: Zhou Quan/VCG via Getty Images A Long March 3B rocket carrying the Tianlian II-06 satellite was struck by lightning shortly after lifting off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 8:00 pm local time on July 23, 2026.
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