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Nature 410, 619 (5 April 2001) | doi:10.1038/35070762
Indian rocket fizzles out as test launch fails to fly
K. S. Jayaraman
India's space science programme suffered a severe setback last week when the country's new launch rocket failed to take off on its maiden flight. The rocket, Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), cost 14 billion rupees (US$300 million) to build and took ten years to develop.
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