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Welcome to Edition 9.07 of the Rocket Report! China's Long March rocket family seems to be making a swift recovery following a rare launch failure on August 10. Chinese authorities have not disclosed the cause of the Long March 7A rocket breaking apart under 90 seconds into its flight, but the incident involving its YF-100 engines did not seem to affect other Chinese rockets with the same engines.
In fact, six days later, the engines returned to operation with the successful launch of a Long March 12 rocket. Additionally, the heavy-lift Long March 5, also featuring YF-100 engines, is scheduled for launch in the coming days, carrying China's most significant lunar mission in a decade—the Chang'e 7 lunar lander heading towards the Moon's south pole.
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