Long Tom (rocket)

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Long Tom was the first Australian sounding rocket. It was first launched from the Woomera Test Range in October 1957. It was a {{convert|8.2|m|ft|adj=mid|-long}} two-stage rocket developed to test the range's instrumentation for later projects. In the early 1960s it was superseded by the HAD and HAT sounding rockets.