Twelve experiments to Space from Sweden
This morning, Wednesday 23 November, one of the most anticipated rocket launches of the year took place at Esrange Space Center, above the Polar Circle in Northern Sweden, after two and a half years of preparation. 09:23 AM local time, SubOrbital Express 3 was launched to an altitude of 260 kilometers and six minutes of microgravity. Among the twelve payloads onboard were scientific experiments to investigate everything from stem cells for diabetes research, to particle research that will provide answers about the origin of planets. “There are plenty of mechanisms that are easier to