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Rocket Launch Completed from NASA Wallops
A NASA Terrier-Improved Orion suborbital rocket was successfully launched at 7:16 a.m. EDT June 10 from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
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Rocket Launch Rescheduled from NASA Wallops
The launch of a Terrier-Improved Orion sounding rocket will resume between 7 and 10 a.m., Friday, June 10, after the vehicle failed to ignite.
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NASA Rocket Scheduled June 9
A test of several new rocket technologies will be conducted June 9 on a Terrier- Improved Orion suborbital sounding rocket from NASA’s Launch Range at the Wallops Flight Facility.
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NASA Demonstrating SMART Technology Through Rocket Mission
A new microsatellite designed to give scientists less expensive access to space will be demonstrated during a NASA Terrier-Improved Orion suborbital sounding rocket flight between 7 and 10 a.m., June 9, from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
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Three Universities Accepting NASA Rocketry Challenge
Teams from three universities in the southeastern United States will step up to the launch pad May 21 to meet NASA’s rocketry challenge to fly to 10,000 feet and survive a water recovery.
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NASA and University of Alaska-Fairbanks Hosting Environmental Public Meetings
NASA and the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute are hosting public meetings to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the NASA Sounding Rockets Program operations at the University’s Poker Flat Research Range near Fairbanks.
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NASA Offers Students And Teachers Flight Experiences
Students and educators nationwide will have the opportunity to interact with NASA engineers and scientists through two newly developed NASA flight initiatives.
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NASA Proposes Solar Power for Renewable Energy at Wallops
NASA has proposed the installation of up to 80 acres of solar panels on the Wallops Flight Facility Main Base through an environmental assessment of alternative energy at the facility.
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A New Era of Space Exploration at Wallops
NASA ushered in a new era of exploration at Wallops with a ceremony opening the new Horizontal Integration Facility.
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Wheels Up For NASA Mission's Most Extensive Arctic Ice Survey
Researchers and flight crew arrived in Thule, Greenland, on Monday, March 14, for the start of NASA's 2011 Operation IceBridge, an airborne mission to study changes in Arctic polar ice.
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Wallops Seeks Public Comment on Main Base Entrance Changes
NASA is seeking comments from the public on its draft Environmental Assessment (EA) of potential impacts from proposed improvements at the Wallops Flight Facility main base entrance.
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NASA Unveiling New Rocket Integration Facility At Wallops
NASA will unveil its new rocket integration facility at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. EDT on March 22.
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NASA Postpones Wallops Integration Facility Ceremony
NASA postponed the Jan. 21 unveiling of the new rocket integration facility at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia due to expected inclement weather.
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NASA to Unveil New Rocket Integration Facility at Wallops
NASA will unveil its new rocket integration facility at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. EST on Friday, Jan. 21.
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NASA-NSF Scientific Balloon Launches from Antarctica
NASA and the National Science Foundation launched Monday a scientific balloon to study the effects of cosmic rays on Earth. The launch is one of five scientific balloons scheduled to launch from Antarctica in December.
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NASA Scientific Balloons To Return To Flight
NASA's scientific balloon program is resuming flights this month after an extensive evaluation of its safety processes following a mishap during an April launch attempt from Australia.
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Taurus II Stage One Core Arrives at Wallops
The Taurus II stage one core structure arrived safely at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Friday, December 3.
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NASA Rocket Launch Completed
The launch of a NASA Terrier-Orion sounding rocket was successfully launched at 9:07:30 a.m. today from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
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NASA Sounding Rocket Launched New Technologies
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility launched new rocket technologies with a NASA suborbital sounding rocket mission launched on September 21.
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NASA Sounding Rocket Launched August 4
A three-stage Black Brant X suborbital sounding rocket launched August 4 from NASA’s launch range at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.