Launching (IMAGE) Universitat Politècnica de València Caption Researchers at the Gandia campus of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) have developed a new system to reduce the noise of space rockets during the first phases of launching. The prototype was presented by Iván Herrero, Doctor in Mathematics by UPV in his doctoral thesis, and will increase the safety of launching of space vehicles Credit ESA Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.