Norway for the first time in its history launches a rocket into space – Techno 24

September 27 in Norway, has completed the launch of a rocket in space Nucleus. This is the first time in history that the country has fired a missile designed and manufactured in its entirety.

It is reported the Nordic page.

The rocket was launched from Andoya Space Center at 14:17. However, there is a delay of one hour due to a problem of wind direction.

It was a test launch that the missile is able to overcome in the air the mark of 100 kilometers. As a result, the rocket flew 107 kilometers above the sea and crossed the border of the atmosphere and space. However, be in orbit, the rocket will not be. To do this, it's too small. So she just needs to fall into the sea.

Norway launched a rocket

"At first glance, what we see – everything is successful," said the department head of the Kolbjorn Blix Space Center.

Work on the rocket lasted more than 10 years. The Nucleus engine developed by the Norwegian company Nammo.

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