A Long March-2F carrier rocket, carrying the Shenzhou 20 spacecraft and a crew of three astronauts, lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi desert on April 24, 2025. Pedro Prdoa/AFP via Getty ImagesChinese state media’s celebration of a rocket developed by five high school students has sparked widespread skepticism online and among observers, who are questioning whether the students independently created the advanced technologies highlighted in official reports.The controversy began after several Chinese state-run media outlets, including the regime’s propaganda mouthpiece People’s Daily, reported that five sophomore students at Heilongjiang Provincial Experimental High School successfully launched a rocket named “Yunzhou-1” from a launch site in Qinghai Province on June 9.
Chinese State Medias Student-Built Rocket Claims Draw Skepticism Over Technology and Oversight
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