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Neil Pooran & Ryan Carroll

Rocket blasts 16,000ft into air from Scots moor as students aim for space

This is the incredible moment when a rocket was blasted 16,000ft into the air from a Scots moor by a group of students who are aiming for space.

The rocket, named Nebula, was launched from Fairlie Moore in North Ayrshire on Saturday evening. It came after a "nerve-wracking" effort to prepare it as a launch deadline approached.

It was a test flight for parts which will one day leave the Earth's atmosphere and bring the rocket back down to the ground. Imperial College London's Karman Space Programme are hoping to become the first university team to launch a reusable rocket into space.

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