A NASA sounding rocket will carry student experiments to suborbital space. The launch is scheduled for Thursday, June 26, with the window opening at 5:30 a.m. EDT. Weather permitting, the rocket may be visible in parts of Maryland and Virginia.
NASA shares that the annual student mission, “RockOn,” is scheduled to launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on a Terrier-Improved Orion sounding rocket. The launch window for the mission is 5:30–9:30 a.m. EDT, Thursday June 26 through Sunday June 29.
For local launch enthusiasts, the Wallops Visitor Center’s launch viewing area will open at 5 a.m. for a launch viewing event. The launch viewing area features five sets of bleachers along the marsh with a clear view of the launch pad and range control audio playing on loud speakers across the grounds. The launch may be visible across the Chesapeake region.
For those outside the local and regional viewing area, a livestream of the mission will begin 15 minutes before launch on the Wallops YouTube channel. Launch updates also are available via the Wallops Facebook page.