Tiny town on the edge of the Nullarbor joins Australia's space race with rocket powered by candle wax

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In short: The first commercial rocket at the permanent Koonibba launch pad fired off today.South Australian company Southern Launch and the Koonibba community worked for six years to develop the space...

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