China's brand-new heavy-lift carrier rocket Long March-5 blasts off from Wenchang Space Launch center in south China's Hainan province, at 8:43 p.m. Beijing time, Nov. 3, 2016. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
WENCHANG, Hainan, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday launched its brand-new heavy-lift carrier rocket Long March-5 from Wenchang Space Launch center in south China's Hainan province. The rocket blasted off at 8:43 p.m. Beijing time, trailing a vast column of flame.
