Iran says test malfunction caused rocket explosion
Sep 2, 2019 | 6:40 AM
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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran is for the first time acknowledging that a rocket explosion took place at its Imam Khomeini Space Center, with an official saying a technical malfunction caused the blast.
Government spokesman Ali Rabiei made the statement on Monday in comments broadcast by Iranian state television.
He said the explosion caused no fatalities and also that officials had found no sign that sabotage was involved in the explosion.
Satellite photos showed a rocket on a launch pad at the space centre had exploded Thursday. The space centre is located about 240 kilometres, or 150 miles, southeast of the capital, Tehran.
