On Thursday 27 September Nammo successfully completed the first launch of Nucleus, a sounding rocket powered by its new hybrid rocket motor.
Nucleus launched at 14:16: local time from Andøya Space Center in Northern Norway, and reached an altitude of 107.4 km. That made it not only the first rocket powered by a Norwegian motor design to cross the Karman line, the commonly recognized border to space, but also the first European hybrid rocket motor to do so in more than 50 years.
Related links
- http://www.mynewsdesk.com/no/nammo/pressreleases/nucleus-completes-successful-first-launch-2721547
- http://www.mynewsdesk.com/no/nammo/news/nucleus-ready-for-launch-concluding-more-than-10-years-of-development-324007
- http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Transportation/Norway_takes_the_lead_in_hybrid_propulsion
- https://nammo.fotoware.cloud/fotoweb/albums/W5-VHHmTOOHBqU46B1A8_3GBanrEoIkXIkB5yA/ – Nucleus preparations
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNigku8jz48 – Launch of the Nammo Nucleus Sounding Rocket
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Sug8Fdu_vU – Explaining the Technology Behind Nucleus
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWLmDXnEw8A – Nucleus launch final preparations