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Brazilian space centre Alcântara chalks up yet another failed launch

The inaugural orbital launch of South Korea's Innospace Hanbit-Nano launch vehicle from the Alcantara Space Centre on 22 December ended in failure.
The inaugural orbital launch of South Korea's Innospace Hanbit-Nano launch vehicle from the Alcantara Space Centre on 22 December ended in failure. © Innospace/Handout via Reuters
The failure of South Korean company Innospace's inaugural orbital launch on 22 December is the latest in a long run of misses at Brazil's Alcântara base. The site has been plagued by poor luck since its launch 43 years ago, despite boasting an ideal location for space exploration activities. [...]
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