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In November 1957 Singer and other scientists at the university successfully designed and fired three new " Oriole " rockets off the Virginia Capes.

The rockets weighed less than and could be built for around $ 2000.

Fired from a converted Navy LSM, they could reach an altitude of and had a complete telemetry system to send back information on cosmic, ultraviolet and X-rays.

Singer said that the firings placed " the exploration of outer space with high altitude rockets on the same basis, cost-wise and effort-wise, as low atmosphere measurements with weather balloons.

From now on, we can fire thousands of these rockets all over the world with very little cost.