![]() ![]() ![]() Live coverage of the mission will be available on the Wallops IBM video site beginning at 7:40 p.m. The four-stage Black Brant XII rocket, which will be launched from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, may provide a light show for space enthusiasts from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River, weather permitting. The rocket is on a mission to explore energy transport in space. The NASA suborbital sounding rocket is scheduled for liftoff no earlier than 8:02 p.m., with a 40-minute launch window, according to the space agency. Residents of most of the eastern US could catch a glimpse of a NASA rocket launch Saturday. Virgin Galactic to launch first $450K-a-ticket commercial spaceflight this month Richard Branson’s $450K ‘space tour’ under fire after Titan sub tragedy Japan space agency rocket engine explodes during test This Cygnus is loaded with about 8,000 pounds of research, crew supplies, and hardware.Public warned after ‘hazardous’ possible spacecraft washes up on beach However, depending on cloud cover and other local conditions (such as elevation and obstruction of the horizon), it still may be visible in the Mid-Atlantic region.Įach resupply mission to the station delivers scientific investigations in the areas of biology and biotechnology, Earth and space science, physical sciences, and technology development and demonstrations. This launch occurs during daylight hours, so it will not be as visible as a launch at night. The beach at the Assateague Island National Seashore/Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge will NOT be open during the launch. Viewing locations on Chincoteague Island include Robert Reed Park on Main Street or Beach Road spanning the area between Chincoteague and Assateague Islands. The NASA Visitor Center - including its parking lot - at Wallops will be CLOSED for this launch. Credit: NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility/Patrick Black 16, 2021, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. There it is lifted to its vertical position, Tuesday, Feb. In this time-lapse video, a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is transported from the Horizontal Integration Facility to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad 0A. EST, with liftoff taking place at Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad-0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility near Chincoteague, Virginia. The five-minute launch window opens at 12:36 p.m. Live coverage of the launch with commentary will air on NASA Television, the agency’s website and the NASA app beginning at 12 p.m. Credit: NASA Wallops/Patrick Blackįor those who’d like to follow along with the count early, live video and control room chatter is now airing on NASA Wallops’ IBM Cloud Video. A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is in the vertical launch position on the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0A, Tuesday, Feb. Weather continues to be 75% favorable for the launch of this resupply mission to the International Space Station. EST launch window of NASA commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman‘s Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft. ![]() The countdown is underway for today’s 12:36 p.m. ![]()
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