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NASA Wallops rocket launch to be visible in Maryland on Thursday

BALTIMORE, MD—A NASA rocket launch will be visible in Maryland on Thursday morning.

A RockOn sounding rocket and RockSat-C launch will launch from Wallops on June 18, 2024.  The launch window opens at 5:30 a.m. EDT.

The project will carry student experiments to suborbital space. These missions provide students with real-world, hands-on opportunities building and launching an experiment.

Portions of the mid-Atlantic region, weather permitting, may catch a glimpse of the rocket in the sky. The Wallops Visitor Center will open at 4:30 a.m. EDT on June 20 for launch viewing.



The RockOn and RockSat-C programs are conducted in partnership with the Colorado Space Grant Consortium and Virginia Space Grant Consortium.

A livestream of the launch will be available below on YouTube.

 

NASA Wallops RockOn Rocket Viewing 202406

Featured photo via NASA


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