A 45-foot NASA sounding rocket is set for launch this month at Poker Flat Research Range north of Fairbanks.
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Cold War inspired the first launch from Poker Flat
A 45-foot NASA sounding rocket is set for launch this month at Poker Flat Research Range north of Fairbanks.
How the Cold War inspired the Poker Flat rocket range’s first launches
A 45-foot NASA sounding rocket set for launch soon at Poker Flat Research Range north of Fairbanks. Workers there wrote on the nose cone of the aurora-research rocket a frequent quote from range founder Neil Davis: “‘We’re in a building situation.’