Slovenian amateur rocket flies 11 kilometres high

Ljubljana, 28 November - A rocket built by a Slovenian amateur rocket builder has been successfully launched from a military launch site in north-western Poland, reaching an altitude of 11 kilometres and a top speed of almost 3,000 km/h.

Ljubljana Slovenian amateur rocket builder Andrej Vrbec propels a perchlorate rocket 11 meters into the air. Photo: Andrej Vrbec

Ljubljana
Slovenian amateur rocket builder Andrej Vrbec propels a perchlorate rocket 11 meters into the air.
Photo: Andrej Vrbec

Ljubljana Slovenian amateur rocket builder Andrej Vrbec propels a perchlorate rocket 11 meters into the air. Photo: Andrej Vrbec

Ljubljana
Slovenian amateur rocket builder Andrej Vrbec propels a perchlorate rocket 11 meters into the air.
Photo: Andrej Vrbec

Ljubljana Slovenian amateur rocket builder Andrej Vrbec propels a perchlorate rocket 11 meters into the air. Photo: Andrej Vrbec

Ljubljana
Slovenian amateur rocket builder Andrej Vrbec propels a perchlorate rocket 11 meters into the air.
Photo: Andrej Vrbec

Ljubljana Slovenian amateur rocket builder Andrej Vrbec propels a perchlorate rocket 11 meters into the air. Photo: Andrej Vrbec

Ljubljana
Slovenian amateur rocket builder Andrej Vrbec propels a perchlorate rocket 11 meters into the air.
Photo: Andrej Vrbec

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