![The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, launches from Pad-0A, at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, U.S., April 17, 2019. NASA/Bill Ingalls/Handout via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT.](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/4NIHHNH3FC63TFW7OTHYVIIK6A.jpg?smart=true&auth=e2492fa9af52920aa74af2bac54d368aea6044bcd155193cabf237ca4155c59a&width=400&height=225)
A launch at Nasa's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Two launches failed due to faulty parts. Reuters
A launch at Nasa's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Two launches failed due to faulty parts. Reuters
Manufacturer's fake data led to Nasa rocket launch failures
Sapa Profiles provided faulty materials causing more than $700 million in losses to space agency
Christian Nelson
01 May, 2019