Brazil… has a space program???? How cool is that?
Brazilian Rocket Had Successful Launch Yesterday, December 12
The launch happened at 12:35, local time, at Alcântara Launch Center (ALC), in Northeast Brazil.
The vehicle reached 241,9 km high, in an 18 minutes flight, and performed all its ten microgravity experiments in biochemestry, thermal science, genetics and GPS.
The results of the expetiments will be known in the next weeks.
Brazil has plans to improve its space program to better control Amazon deforestation, crop growth, land occupation and satellite communication.
Source: G1.com.
I so love this kid… and the Dad who captured it on Video.
how to pull out a tooth with a rocket!
This Insane Photo Destroyed a Camera Lens - Delta 4-heavy rocket lift-off
“The particular setup for this was sound activated. The lens was destroyed (worth it of course) but the camera survived this one despite being severed from its ratchet straps and thrown to the ground, and the sound device used for this one disconnected from the camera and thrown about 200 feet backwards into the pad perimeter fence (still worked!). All settings are preset manually. No one is allowed closer than several miles from a launch.”