Not all NASA launches need rockets and countdowns. Eric Hand sees the alternative in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.
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Hand, E. Space science: From the desert to the edge of space. Nature 454, 270–273 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/454270a
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