In just a few hours Australian scientists working alongside a team from NASA will launch our first rocket into space in almost 3 decades. It's an unmanned flight launched from deep in the Outback to scan the stars and hopefully find Earth 2.0. 7NEWS
About 75 NASA personnel are in Arnhem Land for the launch, which is the agency's first in Australia in 27 years and first-ever from a commercial spaceport outside the US.
They're also taking part in the upcoming launch, including retrieving rocket modules when they return to Earth. "We want our young people to see and take up the jobs and business opportunities that come from the growth of the Arnhem Space Centre over time," he said in a statement.Those will have a probe to measure ultraviolet light and the structure of stars.
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