NASA program managers postponed the launch of a Terrier-Improved Malemute suborbital sounding rocket carrying student experiments Tuesday, Aug. 11, due to inclement weather in the area.
The launch has been rescheduled for 6 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 12, with a launch window that runs through 10 a.m.
Backup launch dates are August 13 and 14. The rocket will carry experiments developed by students from seven higher education programs through the RockSat-X program in conjunction with the Colorado Space Grant Consortium.
The NASA Visitor Center at Wallops will open at 5 a.m. on launch day for viewing the flight. The rocket launch is expected to be visible from the Eastern Shore of Virginia and Maryland.
Live coverage of the mission is scheduled to begin at 5 a.m. on the Wallops Ustream site. Launch updates also are available via the Wallops Facebook and Twitter sites.
Smartphone users can download the “What’s Up at Wallops” app, which contains information on the launch as well as a compass showing the precise direction for launch viewing.
Participating institutions in this flight are the University of Colorado, Boulder; Northwest Nazarene University, Nampa, Idaho; the University of Puerto Rico; the University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg; Capitol Technology University, Laurel, Maryland; and University of Hawai’i Community Colleges at the Honolulu, Kapi’olani, Kaua’i, and Windward campuses.
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