{"id":247666,"date":"2025-12-23T14:06:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T14:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/247666\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T14:06:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T14:06:11","slug":"innospaces-rocket-crashes-in-first-commercial-launch-in-brazil-shares-tumble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/247666\/","title":{"rendered":"Innospace’s rocket crashes in first commercial launch in Brazil; shares tumble"},"content":{"rendered":"

Item 1 of 2 South Korean company Innospace’s Hanbit-Nano vehicle launches from Alcantara Space Center in Maranhao, Brazil, December 22, 2025, in this still image obtained from a video. Innospace\/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT.<\/p>\n

[1\/2]<\/b>South Korean company Innospace’s Hanbit-Nano vehicle launches from Alcantara Space Center in Maranhao, Brazil, December 22, 2025, in this still image obtained from a video. Innospace\/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab<\/a>Dec 23 (Reuters) – South Korean satellite launch company Innospace (462350.KQ), opens new tab<\/a> on Monday launched the first commercial rocket from Brazil’s Alcantara Space Center, a milestone for the firm and Brazilian aerospace ambitions that ended with a crash.<\/p>\n

The HANBIT-Nano vehicle lifted off at 10:13 p.m. Brazil time (0113 GMT), five days later than originally scheduled.<\/p>\n

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Just two minutes after the launch, a live feed within the official livestream showed a message noting an “anomaly” was experienced during the flight. The livestream ended immediately afterward.<\/p>\n

According to Brazil’s air force, the rocket began its vertical trajectory as planned, but an issue prompted a crash into the ground. Officials and firefighters were sent to analyse the wreckage and the collision area, the air force added in a statement.<\/p>\n

Innospace has not provided further information about the launch and did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

The firm’s South Korea-listed shares fell about 24% in midday trading after the crash, the biggest intraday decline since August.<\/p>\n

The launch was delayed from Wednesday after an anomaly in a cooling unit component of the first-stage oxidizer feed system during final inspections, and again on Friday for a few hours due to unfavourable weather conditions.<\/p>\n

In a previous statement, Innospace said it replaced the component on the launch pad, allowing the Spaceward mission to proceed within its December 16-22 launch window. It was launching eight registered cargoes, including five small satellites, for undisclosed customers.<\/p>\n

The Brazilian air force and space agency offered operational support for the launch in coordination with key agencies.<\/p>\n

In March 2023, Innospace had launched its test vehicle HANBIT-TLV from the same facility in northeast Brazil to verify the performance of its 150 kN hybrid rocket engine.<\/p>\n

Reporting by Fernando Cardoso; Editing by Jamie Freed<\/p>\n

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