Sweden launches research rocket, it malfunctions & lands in Norway

Sweden launches research rocket, it malfunctions & lands in Norway

• By Staff Writer

A research rocket launched by Sweden Space Corporation from Esrange Space Centre in northern Sweden malfunctioned and landed 15 km inside neighbouring Norway on Monday. The space agency said the rocket reached an altitude of 250 km, where experiments were carried out in zero gravity. Work is ongoing to retrieve the rocket and a probe has been launched too.