Paulet 1-B rocket was launched from a scientific base in Pucusana District on June 12.<\/p>\n
Peru has successfully test fired its first domestically made rocket capable of reaching the stratosphere, the head of the National Aerospace Research and Development Commission says.\n<\/p>\n
Mario Pimentel Higueras said on Wednesday that Paulet 1-B rocket was launched on Tuesday from a scientific base in Pucusana District, south of the country’s capital Lima.\n<\/p>\n
He said the rocket has been built with 100 percent Peruvian technology.\n<\/p>\n
Higueras went on to say that the country is seeking to develop a third-generation rocket with a range of around 300 kilometers that enables the country to send satellites into orbit by 2020.\n<\/p>\n
\u00c5\u201cThe Paulet 1-B aerospace project is the result of 20 years’ work by Peruvian scientists,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The president of the congressional Committee on Science, Innovation and Technology, representatives of the Peruvian scientific community, university officials and Peruvian Air Force commanders were present at the launching ceremony.<\/p>\n
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