Edge of space: Mark Rocket’s sky-high mission
Three months ago, Mark Rocket strapped in for a ride aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard sub-orbital launch vehicle, and in the process became the first Kiwi to enter space.
The experience was a culmination of years of anticipation and some unexpected twists for the tech entrepreneur who was a pivotal, early investor in Rocket Lab and went on to form his own venture Kea Aerospace.
Joining five other passengers on the New Shepard rocket in July, Rocket enjoyed several minutes of weightlessness on the suborbital trip that saw him pass the Kármán line, the 100-kilometre…
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