Low-cost experimental rocket lifts off in Hokkaido

Low-cost experimental rocket lifts off in Hokkaido

TAIKI, Japan - An experimental rocket that uses liquid oxygen and polyethylene as composite propellant lifts off from Taichi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 23. The 2.8-meter rocket soared to an altitude of about 1,000 meters in 10 seconds. Developers say the rocket, developed by Harunori Nagata, professor of space engineering at Hokkaido University, takes just about one-10th of the launch cost for a conventional solid-fuel rocket. (Kyodo)

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