Sparrowbee sounding rocket launched from Wallops Station could lift a 25 kg University of Michigan payload to 350 km altitude.

• First Sparrowbee sounding rocket.

  First Sparrowbee sounding rocket launched from Wallops Station, lifting 56-pound University of Michigan payload to 260-mile altitude.

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