An investigation is underway to determine why a multi-million-dollar Australian hypersonic flight experiment in Norway failed.
The Andaya Rocket Range, in Norway, is examining why the $14 million scramjet project fell flat on Wednesday night (AEST).
The rocket carrying the scramjet launched, however it failed to reach the correct altitude to carry out the scientific experiment as planned.
The team behind the project, led by the University of Queensland, is disappointed but is glad nobody was hurt.
Professor Russell Boyce said data showed the scramspace payload was operating perfectly during the launch and received telementery data all the way into the water.
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The team was keen to hear the outcome of the range's investigation into what went wrong, he said.
