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[i]On Sept. 9, 1982, Space Services, Inc. successfully launched the 36-foot Conestoga 1 rocket from the south section of Matagorda Island. Conestoga 1 contained 40 pounds of water to simulate the weight of a satellite. It was carried 321 miles during a 10.5-minute, suborbital flight that reached an elevation of 195 miles. This was the first privately-funded rocket to reach space. A year earlier, on Aug. 5, 1981, the 59-foot Percheron rocket, a low-cost commercial test vehicle, was fired from Matagorda Island but exploded at launch due to a malfunction. Witnesses include people working at the site, those who saw a launch, or anyone who was involved in any way with the launch efforts. ...if you have information, call or email the museum at 361-582-2511.[/i]
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