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Rockets
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Active until | 2011 |
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Origin | Detroit |
Michigan | |
United States | |
Genres | Rock |
Blues Rock | |
Record labels | RSO Records |
Capitol Records | |
Elektra Records | |
EMI Records | |
Guinness Records | |
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ID | 2213326 |
About Rockets
The Rockets are an American rock band from Detroit, Michigan founded by guitarist Jimmy McCarty and drummer Johnny "Bee" Badanjek, both former members of the group Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels.
UK space launch: Historic Cornwall rocket mission set to blast off
![UK space launch: Historic Cornwall rocket mission set to blast off](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/10B97/production/_128230586_rocket.jpg)
... Alongside a growing satellite industry, Scottish companies Skyrora and Orbex are leading the way in building more traditional vertical launch systems - Rockets that go straight up from the ground...
Can the UK's race to space take off?
![Can the UK's race to space take off?](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/F74F/production/_128211336_virgin-orbit-88.jpg)
... The ambition is to turn the country into a global player in space - from manufacturing satellites, to building Rockets and creating new spaceports...
Space, the unseen frontier in the war in Ukraine
![Space, the unseen frontier in the war in Ukraine](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/CA46/production/_126928715_b0a32bac-445b-4598-8128-c2778620a212.jpg)
... Himars Rockets - which have a range of up to 50 miles (80km) and are guided by GPS - have been used to destroy key targets, such as ammunition dumps and command centres well behind the frontline...
Ukraine war: Evidence shows widespread use of cluster munitions in Kharkiv
![Ukraine war: Evidence shows widespread use of cluster munitions in Kharkiv](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/6F65/production/_125371582_dsc00909.jpg)
... Amnesty said it had found evidence of Russian forces repeatedly using 9N210/9N235 cluster bombs, as well as " scatterable" munitions - Rockets that eject smaller mines that explode later at timed intervals...
Mariupol: Driving into the 'apocalypse' to save mum and dad
![Mariupol: Driving into the 'apocalypse' to save mum and dad](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/FF4A/production/_124245356_976x549anastasiaafterrescuingparents.jpg)
... Soviet-era Grad missiles - Rockets launched from the back of military trucks in what is sometimes described as a " hailstorm" - hit the district where Oksana and her husband Dmitry have their home...
New engine tech might be faster us to Mars
![New engine tech might be faster us to Mars](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/14BC/production/_109480350_37272641471_aeca18931b_k.jpg)
... During one of these approaches, it takes nine months to spread to Mars with chemical Rockets - the shape of the drive far...