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Published online 27 March 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060327-2
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Private rocket crashes and burns
Falcon launcher travels less than 100 metres on maiden flight.
The rocket revolution has been postponed. The privately funded Falcon 1 launcher, which its builders hope will make access to space relatively cheap, failed half a minute into its first flight on 24 March.
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