A multistage space rocket which will carry scientific instruments in its nose cone is already under construction, it was reported here today. The instrument-bearing space probe, designed to collect weather data, will be Israel’s third rocket launching. A second missile already on the launching pad is set to be fired some time after tomorrow’s elections. The second rocket is expected to penetrate 100 miles into space, about twice the height of Shavit II, Israel’s first rocket launched on July 5.
Meanwhile it was disclosed today that a large West European country has asked Israel to sell it a large quantity of meteorological rockets. Neither the name of the country nor the number of rockets was revealed.
Israel has not yet officially considered the request. However, it was learned, Israel may derive great income from the sale of rockets if the large quantity desired can be turned out within a reasonable time, Israel’s achievements in the rocket field, especially its development of a solid fuel for firing the missile, has aroused great interest in several countries which may become potential purchasers of this latest example of Israeli technology.
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