BONNE TERRE — Two of the world's most notable amateur rocket launches have been in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. An ancient lake bed, it is a vast expanse of exceptionally flat, unpopulated desert — and a magnet for record breakers.
Rocket launch planned at Bonne Terre
Saturday, July 11, 2009 | 3:14 p.m. CDT;
updated 5:57 p.m. CDT, Saturday, July 11, 2009
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