Research rocket launches from Poker Flat, through pulsating aurora

Release Date: 2007-02-12

For Immediate Release

This morning, a NASA suborbital sounding rocket launched from Poker Flat Research Range into an aurora display over northern Alaska at 3:45 a.m. Alaska Standard Time, allowing researchers to gather more data about the power source behind pulsating auroras.

Research rocket launches from Poker Flat, through pulsating aurora

Release Date: 2007-02-12

For Immediate Release

This morning, a NASA suborbital sounding rocket launched from Poker Flat Research Range into an aurora display over northern Alaska at 3:45 a.m. Alaska Standard Time, allowing researchers to gather more data about the power source behind pulsating auroras.

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