flight
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Norway Isn’t Amused After Swedish Rocket Crashed on Its Turf
A wayward rocket has caused a rift between two Scandinavian nations after accidentally falling on the wrong side of the border.
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3D-Printed Rocket Didn’t Reach Orbit, but Terran Space Is Already Building Its Successor
The company says it learned much from Terran-1’s debut flight and is choosing to go bigger for its successor.
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China Takes a Small Step Towards Improving Its Falling Rockets Problem
China is developing a parachute system to help control where its rocket boosters land instead of free-falling onto the ground near populated areas.
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The Past Four Months Have Been Rough on Rockets — Especially New Ones
Last week, Relativity Space’s 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket failed to reach orbit on its first flight. That’s now the sixth failed launch in the past four months across the global space industry, in what’s an upsetting yet not altogether surprising trend.