Argentina and send rockets into space
Centennial Experience ." That's the name of the rocket that launched the probe Air Force Argentina (FAA ) from Chamical center in the province of La Rioja.
The aim is to gather data for further study and experimentation and " the enhancement of human resources involved in the development of systems applicable to future projects." The launch is part of the celebrations for the centenary of force.
According to EFE setpoint based on " official sources " launch occurred successfully.
However, the inner voice says that despite no official information had no trouble taking off , but " had an engine failure between 7 and 8 seconds , so that the mission could not have been complete ."
In a pre-release and published by Telam statement, the FAA said that "during the flight sequence , the rocket will rise from a launch pad in a basic upward trend , achieving a maximum speed of 3,978 kilometers per hour ( 3.6 Mach ) to exhaust their fuel " and" from there , continue unpowered ballistic flight , after inflicting on the separation of the payload , having reached the 49,000 meters. In its descent phase and from the opening of the parachute system , the recovery module landfall , which will start the study phase of the data collected . "
Several universities such as Aeronautical University Institute , the Center for Applied Research , Faculty of Engineering, National University of La Plata, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Comahue and Argentina Association for Space Technology participated in the experiments that were part the rocket payload .
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