PHOTOS: Spaceport America's Sunday Rocket Launch

This weekend, Spaceport America hosted a rocket launch for Armadillo Aerospace, a private exploration company.

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Sunday's test marks the spaceport's 13th successful vertical launch test, according to the press release.

We're only blogging this because the photos are kind of freaking cool. Space! Remember when it used to be more exciting that credit default swaps?

 Photos courtesy of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority.

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