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🚨🇨🇳 BREAKING: China successfully conducts the second launch of its Gravity-1 rocket — one of the world’s most powerful solid-fuel launch vehicles. The offshore launch from Haiyang, Shandong Province, placed two satellites into orbit, marking another milestone for China’s growing commercial space program. Developed by private firm Orienspace, the...

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