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    Virtual rocket launches will probe atmospheric effects

    Ariane 5 ECA V184 climbout
    6 September 2012

    A rocket launch is a very special event, touching all layers of the atmosphere. As part of GSP’s contribution to the new Clean Space initiative, advanced computer modelling will quantify the environmental effect of a launcher’s rise to orbit.

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