U.S. authorities have issued a warning to residents of New Mexico not to be alarmed when they see a rocket streaking across the sky from 6:30 and 7:30 a.m. MST today.
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The U.S. Army plans to launch the Juno target missile from Fort Wingate to White Sands missile range. A booster from the rocket will detach and land into a safety zone on private and national forest land north of Datil, New Mexico.
A similar launch in 2012 left a colorful contrail that caused commotion.