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Rocket Crashes in Brazil's First Commercial Launch (reuters.com)

(Saturday December 27, 2025 @05:01AM (msmash) from the tough-luck dept.)


The first-ever commercial rocket launched at Brazil's Alcantara Space Center [1]crashed soon after liftoff late earlier this week, dealing a blow to Brazilian aerospace ambitions and shares of South Korean satellite launch company Innospace. From a report:

> The rocket began its vertical trajectory as planned after liftoff [Monday] at 10:13 p.m. local time (0113 GMT) but fell to the ground after something went wrong 30 seconds into its flight, Innospace CEO Kim Soo-jong said in a letter to shareholders.

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> The craft crashed within a pre-designated safety zone and did not harm anyone, he said. Brazil's air force said firefighters were sent to analyze the wreckage and impact zone. "We are deeply sorry that we failed to meet the expectations of our shareholders who supported our first commercial launch," the CEO wrote in the letter, which was posted on the company's website on December 23. Innospace shares plunged nearly 29% in Seoul in its biggest daily drop and heaviest daily trading volume since its July 2024 listing.



[1] https://www.reuters.com/science/innospaces-rocket-crashes-first-commercial-launch-brazil-shares-tumble-2025-12-23/



Re: (Score:1)

by burni2 ( 1643061 )

And you still have a taste for the 8 inch cock instead, I suppose?

If you want to see it (Score:1)

by 93 Escort Wagon ( 326346 )

[1]They caught the whole thing on video [sciencephoto.com]

[1] https://www.sciencephoto.com/media/851609/view/nazi-germany-v-2-rocket-launch-failure-1940s

Re: If you want to see it (Score:2)

by Mr. Dollar Ton ( 5495648 )

Laugh at it all you want, but in the end this failure put the man on the moon.

Re: If you want to see it (Score:2)

by backslashdot ( 95548 )

Really? If it had succeeded how would that have prevented man getting on the moon?

Re: (Score:2)

by Mr. Dollar Ton ( 5495648 )

Really what? There'd be no buzz aldrins on the Moon without zee Germans.

Rocket Science (Score:2)

by RitchCraft ( 6454710 )

It would appear that rocket science is still as hard as ever. It should come as no surprise that the maiden launch of a new rocket will probably fail. Gather that data and try again.

Re: (Score:2)

by outsider007 ( 115534 )

Apparently those Brazilian rocket scientists are no brain surgeons.

Asians apologize too much (Score:2)

by backslashdot ( 95548 )

It doesnâ(TM)t benefit anyone to apologize. People see it as a sign of weakness. Even if you are sorry.

And this happend to SpaceX how many times? (Score:2)

by burni2 ( 1643061 )

Just saying, they need to stand up, figure it out and try it again. .. but perhaps with a cost effective dummy payload instead.

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