Autonomous Chinese semi-submersible launches weather rocket at sea

Rocketsondes, which are a type of sounding rocket, are used to make high-altitude weather observations – they can go higher than weather balloons. Given that they require launch sites, they're not used over the ocean as much as they're used over land. That could change, though, as Chinese scientists have now launched one from an autonomous semi-submersible vehicle.

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Category: Science

Tags:

• Autonomous Vehicles
• Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Ocean
• Rocket
• Weather

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