NASA will launch a research rocket from remote northern Australia this month in the agency's first blast off from a commercial space port outside the United States.
Three suborbital sounding rockets will be launched from the Arnhem Space Center on Indigenous-owned land near the mining town of Nhulunbuy in the Northern Territory on June 26, July 4 and 12, said NASA and theThe launch site was chosen because it is in the Southern Hemisphere and close to the equator.
The 12.2-meter , 2,200-kilogram , Canadian-designed Black Brant IX rockets would focus on the Alpha Centauri A and B star systems. A third mission would study X-rays emanating from theNASA's Heliophysics Division director Nicky Fox said the launches more than 300 kilometers into space would"allow us to explore how a star's light can influence a planet's habitability among other things.
"This is a really exciting project. This is about not just the rocket launches itself, but it's about sending a message to younger Australians and, indeed, Australians of any age, who might be looking at retraining for future careers, of how important science is," Albanese said. The Arnhem Space Centre is seen on the Gove Peninsula, in Australia's Northern Territory May 2, 2022. NASA will launch a research rocket from remote northern Australia this month in the agency's first launch from a commercial facility outside the United States. Credit: Equatorial Launch Australia via AP
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