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Ariane 5: mission failed, the rocket explodes just after blast off
Kourou, French Guyana - Almost USD 700m burnt
Since Ariane program is begun in 1979, 11 missions on a total of 157 have failed, but that one of the last night will turn out to be a hard blow for all the European space program. It's exploded the Ariane-5, the fourth disaster with the new series of rocket, with all its precious 10 tons cargo, two satellites, just three minutes after the takeoff, at 126 km of altitude. The first one was a Hot...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 37157
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency