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...
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stage block and the front flexible heat shield flap. The next launch, VLS-1 V03, after plans to launch it in 2001, was finally scheduled for 2003. However...
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Astronauts have also died while training for space missions, such as the Apollo 1 launch pad fire that killed an entire crew of three. There have also been...
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autonomy between the two. That satellite was lost in the explosion of the VLS-1 V03 launch vehicle on August 23, 2003 in an explosion three days before the...
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into Law 13,814. State Space Agency of Ukraine Brazilian Space Agency VLS-1 V03 DefesaBR. "Agência Eespacial Brasileira (AEB) - Ucrânia" (in Portuguese)...
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Carlos Wanderlei Rocha. "Acidente com o Veículo Lançador de Satélites (VLS-1 V03) no Centro de Lançamentos de Alcântara". Report prepared for the Brazilian...
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Brazilian Space Agency (section VLS)
for use on VLS-Alfa, VLS-Beta, VLS-Omega, VLS-Gama and VLS-Epsilon. Thrust: 75 kN S-50 IAE solid rocket engine. Projected for use on VLM-1 and VS-50....
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in spaceflight, including major launches and EVAs. On Saturday, February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated as it reentered the atmosphere...
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attempt to build a satellite launch vehicle (Veículo Lançador de Satélite--VLS), Brazil has developed a series of sounding (research) rockets, named Sonda...
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stage engine. This configuration corresponds to the upper stages of the VLS-1 rocket. Version VS-40M used a S-40M engine for the first stage. VS40 performed...
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