A rocket engine exploded in flames during a test at the SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland on Monday (August 19), which last year became Britain's first licensed vertical rocket launch site.<br /><br />The site had been evacuated prior to the test and no one was injured, SaxaVord and its German partner, Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), said in separate statements.<br />RFA said it was trying to gather information to resolve what happened following an "anomaly" during the test, one of a number of trials in the run-up to a launch.<br />The launch pad had been "saved and is secured," it added.<br /><br />#rocketexplosion #rocket #uk #scotland
