2002
This rocket was launched on September 21, 2002. It was launched at the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. The rocket was equipped with a solid-propellant motor. The motor was to launch the rocket into space in just 15 seconds, after obtaining speeds as fast as Mach 5. The rocket was equipped with GPS receivers and antennas, video recording devices, and a series of flight monitoring devices. Three seconds after the rocket launched the motor burned through the casing causing the rocket to fail.
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