Message-ID: <511@sri-arpa.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 1-Apr-84 18:28:45 EST
Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.511
Posted: Sun Apr  1 18:28:45 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 5-Apr-84 02:09:11 EST
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Starstruck, the outfit in San Diego that wants to launch rockets as they
float in the water, tried and failed with a test launch today.  The launch
was to have been to an altitude of a mile, to prove the concept of water
launching (we already know you can launch rockets from underwater).
The rocket developed a short circuit while sitting in the upright position
prior to launch.  Heavy swells ripped the rocket's cradle and crane off the
back of the transport boat.