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id="article-body" class="row" section="article-body"><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>[ Enlarge Image]<br>Screenshot by Leslie Katz/CNET<br><br> <br>Reusable rockets that don't shed pieces at launch can't come soon enough for residents near China's inland  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/du-lich-trung-quoc-gia-re/ tour trung quốc] rocket sites, particularly the folks who had a rocket crash through the roof of their house last week.<br><br> 	[ SinoDefence], a British site covering China's space agency, [ tweeted photos] last week from northwest China's Shaanxi province,  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/du-lich-trung-quoc-gia-re/ kynghidongduong.vn] where it appears that part of the first-stage engine of a Cz-4C rocket put quite a dent in someone's bedroom.<br><br> 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	SinoDefence reported that the rocket launched a Yaogan 27 reconnaissance satellite into orbit on Thursday and that photos and reports of where parts of the rocket landed began to circulate on Friday.<br><br> 	[ China News Service] reported that the rocket engine fell through the roof around 10:40 p.m. Thursday local time in the town of Ankang, shaking nearby houses and windows as well. So far no casualties have been reported.<br><br> 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	The craziest part of this story is that this is not the only recent incident involving Chinese rockets crashing back to earth. Back in January, a Chinese rocket booster tumbled into a nearby forested area after liftoff, coming to rest across a local road, [http://search.usa.gov/search?affiliate=usagov&query=blocking blocking] it off.<br><br> 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Unlike in the US, where launch facilities are located on the coastline, China's launch facilities are inland, although a new facility is under construction on Hainan Island and the country is working on its own recyclable rockets to address the problem. Until then, it might be a good idea for Chinese residents near launch zones to volunteer to test this recently patented  	 	 [/news/boeing-patents-star-wars-style-force-fields/ force field] design.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>[#comments  Comments]<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>[/crave/ Crave]<br><br><br><br><br>[/tags/space/ Space]<br><br><br><br>[/topics/sci-tech/  Notification on Notification off Sci-Tech]