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Plucky satellite is laid to rest

Failed rocket's cargo lands back on Earth, but doesn't survive the trip.

When the privately funded experimental Falcon 1 rocket exploded shortly after lift-off, its designers vowed to rebuild it and fly it again (see 'Private rocket crashes and burns'). But it looks like it's curtains for the rocket's payload, an ill-fated little satellite called FalconSAT-2.

Read the story here.

Posted by Nicola Jones on March 28, 2006
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