Brazil launches rocket into space!
Congratulations!
By Tom Gibb
BBC News, Sao Paolo
Last year's accident killed 21 people
Brazil has successfully launched its first rocket into space.
Sunday's launch came 14 months after an attempt to put satellites in orbit ended in a deadly explosion.
That rocket blew up before take-off from the Alcantara launch site in northern Brazil, killing 21 people, including key technicians.
Brazil hopes the successful launch will push forward its plans to sell 15 of its VSV-30 rockets to the European Space Agency.
BBC