NASA Wallops To Support January Sounding Rocket Launch

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This September 2024 aerial photograph shows the coastal launch range at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore. Wallops is the agency's only owned-and-operated launch range.
Courtesy Patrick J. Hendrickson; used with permission

A suborbital rocket is scheduled to launch from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia during a window extending from Monday, Jan. 13, through Thursday, Jan. 16. This launch supports the Missile Defense Agency, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division's White Sands Detachment, and other Department of Defense organizations.

No real-time launch status updates will be available. The launch will not be livestreamed, and updates will not be provided during the countdown. The rocket launch may be visible from the Chesapeake Bay region.

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Jan 10, 2025
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