Why NASA rocket launch in Australia is historic| Video
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Why NASA rocket launch in Australia is historic| Video

Hindustan Times  

It was a historic moment for Australia on Sunday when the National Aeronautics and Space Administration did its first-ever commercial launch outside of the United States as a rocket blasted off from the Outback region. This handout image released by NASA shows a rocket, carrying technology likened to a "mini Hubble" telescope, lifting off from Arnhem Space Centre in Australia late on June 26, 2022. A report by the news agency AFP said that in the first of the three planned launches from the Arnhem Space Centre, the rocket, carrying technology likened to a "mini Hubble" telescope, lifted off -- blasted about 350 kilometres into the night sky. Ahead of the liftoff, Equatorial Launch Australia CEO Michael Jones told the news agency that the launch was a momentous occasion for the company in particular, but it was also historic for the country.

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