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Rocket problem dents image of launch success
A parachute failure has left a serious dent in part of the Ares 1-X rocket that NASA test fired on Wednesday.
Although NASA announced the launch as a success, it seems one of three parachutes meant to ensure a stage of the booster rocket drifted slowly back down failed. Although the chute deployed correctly, it later deflated.
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