BONNE TERRE, MO. (AP) -- An eastern Missouri site is the location for several test rocket launches and possibly a major noncommercial launch.
The sand flats north of Bonne Terre are flat and large enough to host rocket launches. It's much like a spot in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, which has been the host of two of the worlds most notable amateur launches.
The Space Museum in Bonne Terre has teamed up with the General Aviation Space Group for a test launch on July 18. The Federal Aviation Administration approved the Aurora I rocket launch. It's 6 foot tall, 4 inches wide and weighs 6 pounds with payload.
The launch is the first in a series of tests aimed at sending a small satellite into low earth orbit.
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