An explosion at the Alcântara Launch Center kills 21 scientists

When

22 Aug 2003

Kind

Event

Coordinates

2.37° S, 44.40° W

Description

An explosion at the Alcântara Launch Center kills 21 scientists. This would become the biggest accident in the history of the Brazilian space program.

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, VLS-1 V03.

Brazilian space launch disaster

The 2003 Alcântara VLS accident was an accident during the Brazilian Space Agency's third attempt to launch the VLS-1 rocket, which was intended to launch two satellites into orbit. The rocket ignited on its launch pad at the Alcântara Launch Center, killing 21 people. It is officially the fourth deadliest space exploration related disaster in history.

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