Mapheus-11 launch

The MAPHEUS research rocket (“Materialphysikalische Experimente unter Schwerelosigkeit”) is a two stage launch vehicle is used for material physics experiments in microgravity. On 24 May 2021, at 05:35 UTC (07:35 CEST), from the at Esrange Space Center in Sweden, the MAPHEUS 11 rocket carried the nearly 250 kg scientific payload to an altitude of 216 km, providing more than 5 minutes of microgravity for the three experiments onboard: X-RISE - Measures diffusion in liquid alloys using x-ray radiography, MARS - Powder-based additive manufacturing independent of gravitational forces, SOMEX - Optical laboratory for studying granular matter. Credit: Swedish Space Corporation(SSC)/German Aerospace Center (DLR)