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Rocket launched from Sweden accidentally lands in Norway

A rocket launches from the Esrange Space Center in Sweden in November. Onboard were scientific experiments, including work into particle research that could shine a light on how planets originated [Courtesy: Sweden Space Corp]

A research rocket launched by Sweden Space Corp (SSC) from northern Sweden has malfunctioned and landed 15km (9.3 miles) inside neighbouring Norway.

The rocket was part of a research programme in which experiments are carried out in zero gravity at 250km (155 miles) above the Earth. However, the rocket took a “slightly longer and more westerly trajectory than expected”, according to an SSC statement.

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