A research rocket launched by Sweden Space Corp (SSC) early from Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden malfunctioned and landed 15 km (9.32 miles) inside neighbouring Norway. The rocket reached an altitude of 250 kilometres (155.34 miles) where experiments were carried out in zero gravity, the agency said in a statement. "It landed in the mountains at 1,000 meters altitude, and 10 kilometres from the closest settlement," Philip Ohlsson, head of communications at SSC, told Reuters on Tuesday. There are routines in place when things go wrong and we inform both Swedish and Norwegian governments, and other actors, he said. Work…