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Hi-C Rocket Experiment Achieves Never-Before-Seen Look at Solar Flares
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By Jessica Barnett  After months of preparation and years since its last flight, the upgraded High Resolution Coronal Imager Flare…

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Big Science Drives Wallops’ Upgrades for NASA Suborbital Missions
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Large amounts of data collected by today’s sensitive science instruments present a data-handling challenge to small rocket and balloon mission…

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NASA Balloons Head North of Arctic Circle for Long-Duration Flights
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NASA is set to begin launch operations mid-May for the 2024 Sweden Long-Duration Scientific Balloon Campaign. Four stadium-sized, scientific balloons…

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NASA Wallops to Launch Three Sounding Rockets During Solar Eclipse 
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Three Black Brant IX sounding rockets for the Atmospheric Perturbations around Eclipse Path (APEP) mission are scheduled to launch from…

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NASA, Salisbury U. Enact Agreement for Workforce Development  
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NASA and Salisbury University (SU) in Maryland signed a collaborative Space Act Agreement Thursday, March 28, 2024, opening new opportunities…

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NASA Invites Media to Eclipse Mission Sounding Rocket Media Day 
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Media are invited to apply for accreditation to attend a pre-launch media day to learn about a sounding rocket mission…

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NRO Mission Launches from NASA Wallops on Electron Rocket  
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NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility supported the successful launch of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket at 3:25 a.m. EDT, Thursday, March…

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NASA Wallops Supports Rocket Lab Launch for NRO From Virginia
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NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia will support commercial launch provider Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket launch no earlier than March…

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NASA Wallops Offers Career Inspiration to Delmarva Students
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NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, partners, and area employers joined forces on a mission to inspire more than 4,500 eighth-grade students…

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GUSTO Breaks NASA Scientific Balloon Record for Days in Flight
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Editor’s note: The GUSTO mission ended Feb. 26 at 6:24 p.m. EST, setting a new record for a NASA heavy-lift,…

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NASA Wallops Signs Space Act Agreement to Support STEM Outreach
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Earlier this year, NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility reaffirmed a 25-year relationship with the Virginia Space Flight Academy (VASFA) through the…

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NASA Scientific Balloons Ready for Flights Over Antarctica
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Feb. 27, 2024 – Final Campaign Update: The GUSTO mission ended Feb. 26 at 6:24 EST, setting a new record…

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