US private space rocket crashes (another event of Venus afflicted)

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Tuesday, 26 September

2006, 02:18 GMT 03:18 UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US

private space rocket crashes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The private

rocket fell back to Earth a few minutes into the flight

 

 

 

A

private US space rocket which blasted off from a site in New Mexico malfunctioned

before it reached space, organisers have said.

SpaceLoft XL launched at 1414 local time (2014 GMT) from

Spaceport America, a desert launch site.

But it veered off course at an altitude of about 12,190m

(40,000ft) and crash-landed in the desert.

The rocket was due to carry about 50 items into orbit, including

cremated remains and school science projects.

The reason for the failure of Monday's launch is

unclear.

Launch co-ordinator Tracey Larson told AP news agency it was

possible that the rocket and its payload could have survived the crash.

Opening up

SpaceLoft XL is built by UP Aerospace, one of

several private firms vying to open up cheaper public access to space.

The rocket was originally to blast off at 0730 local time (1330

GMT), but the launch was pushed back after

a transponder failed to communicate with its

eventual landing facility, the White Sands Missile Range, about 53km (33

miles) away.

The success of SpaceShipOne, the private rocket plane which

breached the Earth's atmosphere in 2005,

raised the stakes in efforts to open up public access to space.

In August, the US space agency Nasa

awarded two firms $500m to develop a vehicle that can deliver supplies to the

International Space Station after the space shuttle fleet is

retired in 2010.

UP Aerospace had nine flights

booked over the next 12 months, lugging payloads of up to 50kg (110lbs) up to

the edge of space on a solid-fuel rocket.

Chief executive Eric Knight has said clients would be able to

buy payload space on rocket launches starting at a few

hundred dollars for items weighing a few grams, rising to " many tens of

thousands of dollars " for larger pieces of car

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5377958.stm

 

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