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This Aug. 23, 2003 IKONOS satellite image shows the aftermath of the explosion that destroyed the Brazilian VLS-1 V-03 rocket designed to carry two satellites into orbit. The Aug. 22 explosion killed 21 people after an engine ignited by mistake while on its launch pad. The rocket exploded at its jungle base of Alcantara, in the northeastern state of Maranhao, Brazil. The image shows the burned vegetation and the collapsed launch pad. A before image taken on Sept. 5, 2001 is also available for comparison. The image may be used to support reporting of this story in print, broadcast and web. Mandatory photo credit must be given to "Space Imaging." Related Links Space Imaging SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express 
Brazilian Rocket Explodes On Pad: Many Dead
Brasilia (AFP) Aug 23, 2003Twenty-one people died in the explosion of a satellite launch rocket at Brazil's Alcantara space center near here, aeronautics officials confirmed Saturday. |
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