Sounding Rockets: Cutting-Edge Science, 15 Minutes at a Time

Some of the smallest and lightest rockets in NASA’s lineup have made some of the biggest impacts on science. With a flight time of just about 15 minutes before falling back to Earth, sounding rockets collect unique observations on everything from our planet’s atmosphere to the Sun and even distant...

60 min - Space & the Universe - NASA

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