Rocket launch demonstrates new capability for testing technologies

Rocket launch demonstrates new capability for testing technologies Houston TX (SPX) Nov 25, 2015 - An UP Aerospace SpaceLoft sounding rocket soared into the sky Nov. 6 from Spaceport America, New Mexico, carrying four technology experiments for NASA's Flight Opportunities Program that funded the launch of these technologies. The commercial suborbital space rocket reached a maximum altitude of approximately 75 miles. The experiments were recovered intact 30 miles downrange on the U.S. Ar ... more

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