Editing Sounding rocket (section)

===Research===
Sounding rockets are commonly used for:
* Research in [[aeronomy]], the study of the [[upper atmosphere]], which requires this tool for ''in situ'' measurements in the upper atmosphere.
*[[Ultraviolet astronomy|Ultraviolet]] and [[X-ray astronomy]], which require being above the bulk of the Earth's atmosphere.
*[[Microgravity]] research which benefits from a few minutes of [[weightlessness]] on rockets launched to altitudes of a few hundred kilometers.
*[[Remote sensing]] of Earth resources uses sounding rockets to get an essentially instant synoptic view of the geographical area under observation.<ref>{{Cite journal | doi=10.1080/07038992.1976.10854945| title=Remote Sensing of Earth Resources Sounding Rocket Capabilities| year=1976| last1=Payne| first1=B.R.| last2=Baird| first2=J.L.| journal=Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing| volume=2| pages=12–17| bibcode=1976CaJRS...2...12P}}</ref>