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Video: German Startup's Space Rocket Explodes 40 Seconds After Liftoff
A test rocket aimed at kickstarting satellite launches from Europe fell to the ground and exploded 40 seconds after takeoff from a Norwegian space port on Sunday, in what German startup Isar Aerospace had described as an initial test.
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Japan Orders Space Rocket To Self-Destruct After First Failed Launch Since 2003
The solid-fuel Epsilon rocket, which has been in service since 2013, was taking several satellites into orbit on its sixth space mission.
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Embarrassed by rocket crash, North Korea may try nuclear test: Reports
The isolated North, using the launch to celebrate the 100th birthday of the dead founding president Kim Il-sung and to mark the rise to power of his grandson Kim Jong-un, is now widely expected to press ahead with its third nuclear test to show its military strength.
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Facts on North Korea's missile programme
North Korea, which admitted the failure of its long-range rocket launch on Friday, has been developing missiles for decades both for what it terms self-defence and as a lucrative export commodity.
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North Korea's rocket launch fails: Reports
South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-Hwan said on Friday that North Korea's rocket launch had failed.
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Video: German Startup's Space Rocket Explodes 40 Seconds After Liftoff
A test rocket aimed at kickstarting satellite launches from Europe fell to the ground and exploded 40 seconds after takeoff from a Norwegian space port on Sunday, in what German startup Isar Aerospace had described as an initial test.
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Japan Orders Space Rocket To Self-Destruct After First Failed Launch Since 2003
The solid-fuel Epsilon rocket, which has been in service since 2013, was taking several satellites into orbit on its sixth space mission.
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Embarrassed by rocket crash, North Korea may try nuclear test: Reports
The isolated North, using the launch to celebrate the 100th birthday of the dead founding president Kim Il-sung and to mark the rise to power of his grandson Kim Jong-un, is now widely expected to press ahead with its third nuclear test to show its military strength.
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Facts on North Korea's missile programme
North Korea, which admitted the failure of its long-range rocket launch on Friday, has been developing missiles for decades both for what it terms self-defence and as a lucrative export commodity.
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North Korea's rocket launch fails: Reports
South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-Hwan said on Friday that North Korea's rocket launch had failed.
