(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
A NASA rocket was launched early Monday from the Australian soil
for the first time in 27 years, Trend reports citing Xinhua .
The suborbital sounding rocket successfully took off from the
Arnhem Space Center in the Northern Territory (NT) early Monday
morning after the launch was delayed by rain and wind, according to
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
It marks the first time since 1995 that the U.S. space agency
has launched a rocket from Australia and its first-ever launch from
a commercial launchpad on foreign soil.
The rocket, the first of three that will take off from the NT,
traveled approximately 300 km into space to conduct astrophysics
studies only possible in the Southern Hemisphere, said NASA.
Chief Minister of the NT Natasha Fyles described the event as
'an extremely proud' moment for Australia.
The Arnhem Space Center is owned and operated by Equatorial
Launch Australia (ELA), which is aiming to host 50 launches a year
by 2024.
The next launch is scheduled for July 4.
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