University Students Successfully Launch 'Polaris' Research Rocket
A team from Tamkang University has carried out a test launch of a rocket meant to carry scientific instruments into space.
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00:00A university team from Taiwan has carried out a successful test launch of a research
00:04rocket.
00:06The rocket, called Polaris, was launched from Pingtung in southern Taiwan.
00:10It's meant to carry scientific instruments to space.
00:13Backed by Taiwan's space agency, it's the third in a series of rockets developed locally.
00:18The program is aimed at boosting Taiwan's homegrown space industry.