The setup of a site for launching sounding rockets, of those for scientific use, has been approved by Aboriginal residents of a village in Pingtung County, the Ministry of Science and Technology said on Monday. The site is temporary while the ministry seeks another property where it could establish a permanent launch site for commercial use. It marks another milestone since the promulgation of the Space Development Act (太空發展法) in June, and signals a first step as the nation sets in place the infrastructure needed to develop space technologies, the ministry said in a news release. A c...