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Photo Story: Lost in Space

cde.news desk 11 July 2019, 09:21 · 1 min read

epa07709166 (FILE) - A handout illustration made available by European Space Agency ESA shows a Vega rocket carrying Earth Explorer Aeolus from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 22 August 2018 (reissued 11 July 2019). A European Vega rocket has been lost shortly after blast off, the commercial space company Arianespace says on 11 July 2019. The rocket had been carrying a military satellite for the United Arab Emirates when it took off from the European spaceport in French Guiana on 10 July 2019. EPA-EFE/J. Huart HANDOUT MANDATORY CREDIT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

A handout illustration made available by European Space Agency ESA shows a Vega rocket carrying Earth Explorer Aeolus from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 22 August 2018 (reissued 11 July 2019).

A European Vega rocket has been lost shortly after blast off, the commercial space company Arianespace announced. The rocket had been carrying a military satellite for the United Arab Emirates when it took off from the European spaceport in French Guiana on 10 July 2019.

Photo: EPA-EFE/J. Huart

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Photo Story: Lost in Space

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