Posts Tagged ‘Virginia Eastern Shore’
Finally! Rocket Lifts Off From Wallops After Week Of Delays
Finally, after several scrubbed launch attempts stretching over a week, a Black Brant 12 rocket lifted off Sunday night from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. The rocket, carrying the KiNET-X payload, released vapor tracers into the night sky, to ‘explore energy transfer in space.’ Clouds over Bermuda were the issue during…
Read MoreAntares Cygnus Successfully Launches At Wallops
It was a successful launch at NASA Wallops Flight Facility Saturday, as Northrop Grumman’s Antares vehicle, carrying the Cygnus Spacecraft, lifted off on its way to the International Space Station. The cargo of supplies and scientific-related material is expected to arrive at the International Space Station early Monday. The spacecraft is named after Katherine Johnson,…
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