First Rocket Launch Of Nasa From Australia's SpacePort

The next launch from the SpacePort is expected to take place on 4 July

For the first time, NASA launches their Rocket from a commercial spaceport outside of the US.

The rocket blasted off from the Australian commercial spaceport, Arnhem Space Centre, which is situated in the Northern territory of Australia early on Monday according to the local time.

This is a historic moment for Australia as well, since the country observed its first rocket launch so far after 25years. NASA said the rocket launched will enable astrophysics studies which can only be undertaken in the Southern Hemisphere.

The Arnhem Space Centre on the edge of the Northern Territory of Australia was recently constructed. It is the first and the only commercially owned and run equatorial SpacePort launch  site in the world.

This was Nasa’s first of the three launches from the Centre. According to Scientists, it will help them study the impact of a star's light on the habitability around planets nearby them.

The onlookers who could observe the rocket launch for 10 seconds shot the view and stated, "It was in a blink of an eye, but to me, it was like in slow motion because the whole area was lit up," A local school principal told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

"It went up, then the sound was just like a rumbling boom. It was like nothing I've ever heard so far. And I just shook in amazement." The next launch from the SpacePort is expected to take place on 4 July.

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