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OneSpace’s OS-M rocket is seen veering off course shortly after ignition of its second stage Wednesday. Credit: Weibo A solid-fueled rocket launched Wednesday by the Chinese startup OneSpace flew off course shortly after liftoff, the second time in five months one of China’s new space companies failed in a bid to become the country’s first…

Components of OneSpace’s first OS-M launch vehicle during an assembly rehearsal. Credit: OneSpace A Chinese startup named OneSpace could test its first full-scale launcher as soon as Wednesday in a bid to become China’s first privately-funded rocket company to place a satellite in orbit around the Earth. OneSpace’s OS-M rocket will lift off from the…