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Old August 23rd 03, 03:13 AM
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Default Brazil Space Rocket Explodes, Kills 19

This is a setback for Brazil's space program:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...razil_space_dc

BRASILIA, Brazil (Reuters) - A Brazilian rocket exploded on Friday
and killed 19 people after an engine ignited by mistake days before
a planned lift-off from a jungle launch site.

The disaster ended Brazil's third attempt to fulfill a long-held
dream of becoming a space power.

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