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[ad_1] A Chinese startup’s attempt to use a rocket fueled with liquid methane and oxygen to place a satellite in orbit failed. A Chinese startup's attempt to use a rocket fueled with liquid methane and oxygen to place a satellite in orbit failed in its mission on Wednesday, according to a statement on the company's Weibo account. The brief statement on LandSpace Technology Corp.'s launch said the rocket's main engines were performing normally, but that there was an abnormality in a supplementary second-stage engine. The setback is still being reviewed, according to the statement. LandSpace is vying to be China's private-sector answer to Elon Musk's SpaceX. SpaceX and other rivals have been developing rockets that can use methane-based fuel, thanks to its potential to be cleaner a...