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Rocket Launches From Virginia Carrying Student Projects

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. (AP) - A NASA rocket carrying experiments developed by university students from across the nation has been launched from Wallops Flight Facility.

The Terrier-Improved Malemute suborbital sounding rocket was launched at 6 a.m. Tuesday.

The experiments were developed through the RockSat-X program with the Colorado Space Grant Consortium. Approximately 40 students and instructors were at Wallops to witness the launch.

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