Test Launch Advances Domestic Space Tech

The Advanced Rocket Research Center (ARRC) at the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taipei has successfully test-launched a domestically developed sounding rocket, reports the Taipei Times.

On Sunday, the HTTP-3A rocket was launched from the village of Syuhai in Pintung county in southern Taiwan.

The 16-foot (4.8-m), 805-pound (365-kg) rocket reached an altitude of 9,800 feet (3,000 m) during the 2-minute flight, falling short of the planned 40,000-foot (12,000-m) ascent...