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Old June 24th 04, 02:47 AM
Steve Hix
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Jim Yanik wrote:

I'm not sure if any amateur rockets have made it to 62 miles alt.
yet,either.


One managed the job a couple months back. IIRC, it was fired from a site
in Nevada. Lessee...

The CSXT rocket flew from Nevada's Black Rock Desert on May 17th, 2004.
The 21-foot rocket reached an altitude of 77 miles.

http://www.civilianspace.com/

http://www.space.com/missionlaunches...ss_040518.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3724841.stm

http://www10.mcadcafe.com/nbc/articl...tion=CorpNews&
articleid=127292
 




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