South Korea's Innospace company's first commercial space rocket Hanbit Nano crashed shortly after launch from the Brazilian space station on Tuesday, December 23, Yonhap news agency reported, citing the company.
Hanbit Nano was launched at approximately 10:13 a.m. Seoul time (4:13 a.m. Moscow time) from the Alcantara launch pad in Brazil.
As the rocket gained altitude, it became clear that the flight was not going according to plan. A message appeared on the screens indicating that an anomaly had been detected.
According to Innospace, the device fell to the ground 30 seconds after launch.
"The missile landed in the land safety zone and there were no reports of casualties or additional damage," Yonhap wrote.
