Canon spacecraft crashes on take-off

Canon was launching a spacecraft featuring 5D Mark III and PowerShot cameras
(Image credit: Canon)

UPDATE: Sad news this weekend as Canon's plans to go into space are back on the drawing board. The Rocket Lab rocket taking its CE-SAT 1B satellite into orbit failed to make it into orbit, after a problem developed during the second burn phase of the launch.  Read the full story of the launch failure and the loss of the Canon spacecraft at Space.com.

"Today's anomaly occurred after 11 consecutive successful orbital launches of the Electron launch vehicle", commented the launch team. "Rocket Lab currently has more than eight Electron vehicles in production, ready for a rapid return to flight as soon as investigations are complete and any required corrective actions are in place".

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James Artaius
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The editor of Digital Camera World, James has 21 years experience as a journalist and started working in the photographic industry in 2014 (as an assistant to Damian McGillicuddy, who succeeded David Bailey as Principal Photographer for Olympus). In this time he shot for clients like Aston Martin Racing, Elinchrom and L'Oréal, in addition to shooting campaigns and product testing for Olympus, and providing training for professionals. This has led him to being a go-to expert for camera and lens reviews, photo and lighting tutorials, as well as industry news, rumors and analysis for publications like Digital Camera MagazinePhotoPlus: The Canon MagazineN-Photo: The Nikon MagazineDigital Photographer and Professional Imagemaker, as well as hosting workshops and talks at The Photography Show. He also serves as a judge for the Red Bull Illume Photo Contest. An Olympus and Canon shooter, he has a wealth of knowledge on cameras of all makes – and a fondness for vintage lenses and instant cameras.