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Japan launches candy-powered rocket
A candy-powered hybrid rocket lifts off into the sky at Cosmo Park Kada, a corporate park in the city of Wakayama, western Japan, on March 7, 2015. [Photo/IC] |
A hybrid rocket powered by 20 soft candies was successfully launched in Japan, the world's first attempt to fire a rocket fueled by sweets.
Japanese sweet maker UHA Mikakuto teamed up with aerospace scientists and engineers to develop the world's first candy-powered rocket, measuring 1.8 meters and weighing eight kilograms.
The rocket's maiden voyage at Kada in the western Japanese city of Wakayama, reached a height of approximately 220 meters, which is expected to be exceeded in the future and eventually reach orbit.
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