Nasa has launched a three-stage Black Brant X suborbital sounding rocket from its Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
The mission aims to test the performance of the vehicle’s third stage Nihka motor.
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The mission lasted for 27 minutes, during which the rocket launched and descended into the Atlantic Ocean.
The Black Brant X comprises a Terrier first stage, a Black Brant V second stage motor and a finless Nihka third stage motor, which ignites when the vehicle enters exoatmospheric conditions.
