Two launches to mark start of Poker Flat rocket range season
![A panorama photograph shows the payload portions of the NASA sounding rockets in the payload assembly area at Poker Flat Research Range. Photo by Rod Boyce Two launches to mark start of Poker Flat rocket range season](https://alaska-native-news.com/wp-content/uploads/image2023-11-05.jpg)
Testing a theory about cleaning up after a nuclear detonation in space and learning more about winds at the edge of Earth’s atmosphere are the goals of two NASA sounding rocket launches this month at Poker Flat Research Range. The two-week launch window for the flights opens Sunday. The University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute […]