Auroral Mysteries Unveiled: NASA’s Sounding Rocket Rises Into Alaskan Skies
NASA launched the DISSIPATION mission from Alaska to study auroral heating of the atmosphere. A sounding rocket launched from Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks,…
Wallops Flight Facility News
NASA Science & Hardware en Route to Space Station – Northrop Grumman Cargo Mission Launches
The Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft, carrying over 8,200 pounds of science investigations and cargo, is en route to the International Space Station (ISS) after…
Antares’ Night Sky Spectacle: Watch the Next NASA Cargo Resupply Launch From Wallops
The next Antares launch is scheduled for 8:31 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, August 1, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad 0A on Wallops Island, Virginia. The…
Hitch a Virtual Ride on a NASA Sounding Rocket – View Earth From 98 Miles Up
A project developed by community college students is providing the opportunity for the public to see Earth from the perspective of a small rocket in…
RockOn! NASA Launches Student Experiments to Space on Terrier-Improved Orion Rocket
Forty university student experiments were successfully launched on Friday, June 25 aboard a NASA suborbital sounding rocket from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The…
RockOn! Student Experiments to Blast Off From NASA Wallops
After being developed via a virtual learning experience, more than 70 experiments built by university students across the United States are ready for flight on…
Minotaur I Rocket Launches From NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia supported the launch of a Minotaur I rocket on June 15, 2021, at 9:35 a.m. EDT from the Mid-Atlantic…
See the Northrop Grumman Minotaur 1 Rocket Launch – Visiblity Map
Get up early June 15, grab a cup of coffee and watch the rise of Northrop Grumman’s Minotaur 1 rocket as it’s launched into space…
NASA Facility Completes Initial Assessment after Orbital Launch Mishap
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility has completed an initial assessment of Wallops Island, but noted that it will take many more weeks to further understand and…
