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  • Rocket Crashes After Launch From Spaceport (NM - Richardson's spaceport)

    09/25/2006 6:55:24 PM PDT · by CedarDave · 20 replies · 673+ views
    The Albuquerque Journal ^ | September 25, 2006 | Alicia A. Caldwell, AP
    UPHAM — An unmanned rocket that took off in the inaugural launch from New Mexico's spaceport crashed in the desert Monday, failing in its mission to reach sub-orbital space. The 20-foot SpaceLoft XL rocket, among the first to be launched from a commercial U.S. spaceport, was carrying various experiments and other payloads for its planned journey 70 miles above Earth. The rocket took of at 2:14 p.m. and was due back about 13 minutes later at White Sands Missile Range, just north of the launch site. Something went wrong shortly after takeoff, sending the rocket prematurely to the ground. Officials...