NASA Launches 'SpEED Demon' Rocket From Virginia Flight Centre

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2 年前

A sounding rocket testing out equipment for future science missions successfully launched from Wallop Island, Virginia, on Tuesday, August 23, NASA said.

NASA Wallops released footage of the launch of the Sporadic-E ElectroDynamics Demonstration mission, also known as SpEED Demon, on Tuesday evening.

Following a successful launch, the rocket flew to a height of 100 miles before descending into the Atlantic Ocean, NASA said.

The instruments on board SpEED Demon will be further improved with the aim of being used for a science mission in the summer of 2024, NASA said. Credit: NASA Wallops via Storyful