‘Incredible milestone’: Nasa launches rocket from Australian space centre
by Australian Associated Press from on (#60SKC)
Successful launch from Arnhem Space Centre in Northern Territory marks agency's first from a commercial spaceport outside US
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Nasa has successfully launched a rocket from the Northern Territory - the first commercial space launch in Australia's history.
Troublesome winds caused the countdown to be aborted several times before the first of three scheduled rockets launched at about half past midnight (ACST) on Monday from the Arnhem Space Centre on the Dhupuma Plateau, near Nhulunbuy.
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