Comments on: First suborbital launch of Taiwan rocket startup fails https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/first-suborbital-launch-of-taiwan-rocket-startup-fails/ Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:15:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Blair Ivey https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/first-suborbital-launch-of-taiwan-rocket-startup-fails/#comment-1608408 Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:15:56 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=115512#comment-1608408 Even if the Chi-Coms have (very likely) threatened Taiwan over launches, there is no point in poking the Dragon. We’d look askance at Cuban launches, too.

]]> By: Jeff Wright https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/first-suborbital-launch-of-taiwan-rocket-startup-fails/#comment-1608188 Sun, 13 Jul 2025 20:06:05 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=115512#comment-1608188 The PRC is embarrassing Japan and Taiwan both…which is sad.

It isn’t as if they don’t have money.
Maybe they each have their own Jack Welch.

]]> By: Chris https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/first-suborbital-launch-of-taiwan-rocket-startup-fails/#comment-1607960 Sun, 13 Jul 2025 11:34:39 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=115512#comment-1607960 I wonder why Taiwan (China) does not attempt to launch from its own soil? Has the PRC threatened these?

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