It's not every day that you see a rocket hurtling along the M60. But that is the sight that stunned motorists were greeted with this afternoon.
Footage taken from the Manchester Evening News's office in Chadderton, Oldham, showed the missile being transported along the motorway on the back of a truck.
One person who witnessed it said: "An absolutely bizarre sight to see on the M60 amongst all the regular traffic. Not the kind of thing you expect to see looking out an office window on a Friday afternoon." Try MEN Premium now for FREE...
just click here to give it a go The eight metre-long rocket, named Skybolt 2, belongs to Starchaser Industries, an aerospace company based in Hyde.
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