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Ukraine has been secretly launching rockets into space from an 'air spaceport' flying at 26,000 feet, lawmaker says

Fedir Venislavskyi, People's Deputy, member of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence, speaks during a briefing in 2024. Novyny LIVE/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images Ukraine has been secretly conducting air-based space launches while at war with Russia, a lawmaker said. He said two rockets launched from 26,000 feet in Ukrainian airspace crossed the Kármán line. Fedir Venislavskyi said the tech could help pave the way to counter Russia's Oreshnik mis...