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Sweden and Norway have clashed over the launch of a Swedish microgravity research rocket which malfunctioned and crashed into Norwegian lands.

Oslo says it was not properly informed after a research rocket accidentally hit its territory.

— Sweden has got into hot water with Norway after one of its research rockets malfunctioned and landed in its neighbor's territory.

The wayward rocket launched from the Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden lands in an uninhabited area of Norway.

Nobody was injured and no material damage has been reported.

The research rocket landed in a mountain range across the border, creating some rare friction between the two neighbors, with Norway saying protocols hadn’t been followed.

Oslo says it was not properly informed after a research rocket accidentally hit its territory.

On January 13, 2023, mainland Europe’s first spaceport opened in the Swedish Arctic city of Kiruna–better known for iron ore mining and its dramatic and ongoing relocation. The Swedish Arctic city of Kiruna is perhaps best known for its dramatic and ongoing relocation. With the Swedish state-owne

Within an uninhabited expanse of 5,200 kilometers, the site was initially founded for the study of auroras, or polar lights. Now it is locked in a race with other space stations to be the first to launch satellites from mainland Europe.

The Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden is in the race to launch its first satellite from Europe. The newly inaugurated spaceport is vying to send its first satellite-carrying rocket into orbit as early as next year.