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upstart [soylentnews.org] writes in with an IRC submission for SoyCow0495:

Vega Rocket Failure Apparently Caused by Human Error [gizmodo.com]:

An Arianespace Vega rocket carrying two satellites failed to reach orbit yesterday after experiencing a catastrophic failure eight minutes into the launch. Officials are attributing the loss of the rocket to a “series of human errors.”

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