The European Rocket, dubbed the TEXUS-58, was launched by Sweden back in April. However, the test had backfired and partial parts of the rocket landed in a mountainous area of Norway.
While Sweden had apologized for the accident, Norwegian officials had said the Sweden Space Corporation (SSC) hadn’t let them know of the incident prior. The report of the incident showed that nobody was injured or killed, and there was no damaged property.
According to information from the Esrange Space Center (ESC), both Swedish authorities and Norwegian forces were contacted before the rocket crashed. The Norwegian forces had claimed to not have received any notification of the landing or payload of the rocket.
According to the SSC, the payload was found in good condition at Malselv, while the first and second stage motors were split up near the Esrange base and in Norwegian territory, respectively.
WJPS teacher Ms.Marks denoted “Norway had known what was going on, but there were hardly any details regarding the situation. The ESC also did not tell when the rocket was going to be launched.”
WJPS teacher Ms.Mills stated, “One of them is not telling the entire truth because while Norway was contacted, they also were not notified that the rocket test was for the entirety of Europe, instead of just Sweden.”
“Daytime Dynamo Rocket Launch” by NASA Goddard Photo and Video is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
