Rocket Mishap: Swedish Research Lands in Norway
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A research rocket launched from Sweden's Esrange Space Centre crashed into a mountainside in Norway's far north, about six miles from the closest inhabited area. The Swedish Space Corporation said the rocket took a slightly longer and more westerly trajectory than calculated, and landed 15 km (9.3 miles) into Norway. Norway's foreign ministry expressed displeasure with Sweden for failing to immediately inform them about the incident.
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