Launch of private rocket fails; three satellites were onboard
source: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/science/space/03launchweb.html?_r=1&ref=science&oref=slogin
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A multimillionaire's privately-funded rocket was lost on its journey into space last night. The launch was PayPal creator Elon Musk's third attempt to create a market for affordable space travel.Mr. Musk issued a statement admitting the "big disappointment" of failing to reach orbit. He said although the first stages of the launch were "picture perfect", it was unfortunate that "a problem occurred with stage separation, causing the stages to be held together".
"This is under investigation", he added.
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