NASA Wallops rocket launch to be visible in Maryland overnight

BALTIMORE, MD—Attention, night owls and early risers!  A rocket launch should be visible in Maryland during the overnight hours. NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility will support Rocket Lab‘s Electron launch for the National Reconnaissance Office no earlier than March 21 at 2:15 a.m. ET.  The launch window is 2:15 – 6:30 a.m. ET. Currently, weather is 80% favorable for launch.  A […]

Rocket Lab cuts ribbon on new Space Structures Complex in Middle River

MIDDLE RIVER, MD—Rocket Lab on Friday cut the ribbon on its new Space Structures Complex in Middle River. The event included many local and state representatives, including Delegate Ryan Nawrocki, Delegate Kathy Szeliga, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger, County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr., Senator J.B. Jennings, and Councilman David Marks. This expansion of the space systems business with […]

NASA Wallops rocket launch to be visible in Maryland on Monday

BALTIMORE, MD—A rocket launch will be visible in the skies over Maryland on Monday evening, weather-permitting. NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility will support the launch of Rocket Lab USA‘s first Electron rocket from Virginia at 6 p.m. EST, Monday, January 23. The 59-foot-tall Electron rocket will lift off from Launch Complex 2 at Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island. […]