Taiwan Launches Rocket Named After "Lord of the Rings" Character Asfaloth
Taiwan has successfully launched a research rocket named after a Lord of the Rings character.
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00:00A team in Taiwan has launched a rocket named after a Lord of the Rings character.
00:05Sounding rocket Asphaloth reached a height of 3,000 metres after blasting off from a base in Pingdong County.
00:13Asphaloth is one of a growing number of scientific research rockets launched by Taiwan.
00:18This one is the brainchild of a team from National Yangming Jiao Tong University.
00:24It's named after a trusted white horse in the series of fantasy novels by J.R.R. Tolkien.