China’s Space Milestones: A Record Year Despite Final Launch Failure
中国航天里程碑：尽管最后一次发射失败，年度记录仍被刷新
China’s last rocket launch of 2024 failed to reach orbit, resulting in the loss of all onboard payloads. However, the year marked a record for China’s space industry, with 68 orbital launch attempts—surpassing last year’s total by one. The Kinetica-1 Y6 rocket, developed by CAS Space, a prominent commercial rocket firm, lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre on Friday morning at 9:03 AM. Despite the setback, the achievement underscores China’s growing capabilities and ambitions in space exploration.
2024年中国最后一次火箭发射未能进入预定轨道，导致所有有效载荷丢失。然而，这一年仍成为中国航天史上的记录之年，共完成了68次轨道发射尝试，比去年多出一次。由中国领先商业火箭公司中科宇航（CAS Space）研发的“力箭一号”遥六运载火箭，于周五上午9点03分从酒泉卫星发射中心升空。尽管遭遇挫折，这一成就彰显了中国在航天探索领域不断提升的能力和雄心。
