The rocket exploded during tests at the new spaceport in Shetland, England. He writes about it Guard.
The Augsburg Rocket Factory reported that an “anomaly” had caused the stage to be lost. It was reported that there were no casualties as a result of the incident.
The test was carried out by German company Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), which is aiming to carry out the UK’s first vertical rocket launch into orbit.
It was reported that the launch site was not damaged and the situation was under control, “with the dangers reduced to a minimum.”
RFA, based in Augsburg, Germany, said it was working with the spaceport and authorities to determine the cause of the accident.
The accident occurred three months after the test site conducted its first missile test, which was declared successful. At the time, the RFA only ran the engines for eight seconds and then shut them down.
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