A rocket carrying an Alaska satellite is headed to space!
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - After three launch delays, at 4:29 p.m. Alaska Time Sunday, the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On board, is the Aurora 4A satellite from Pacific Dataport in Alaska.
Aurora 4A will be a “middle mile” service, which is a source that connects a community with the Internet in the Lower 48.
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