Marcos: 'We are going to launch rocket into space'

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines is set to launch a rocket in 2027, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced on Monday.'Cagayan is both geographically and economically primed to serve as our gateway to space and host the country's firstspaceport,' Marcos said during his State of the Nation Address.'A sounding rocket launch test is slated for next year, in partnership with a South Korean aerospace company,' he added.Sounding rockets are small research vehicles designed to launch experiments and study atmospheric conditions in a short-duration flight towards the edge of space, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.