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The Life Cycle of a Sounding Rocket Focus of NASA Presentation Feb. 22

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Sounding rockets, also called suborbital rockets, are used for conducting groundbreaking science, technology development and educational missions around the world.

NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility implements this important program for the space agency which will include the launching of up to 27 rockets in 2018 from Wallops, New Mexico, Alaska, Norway and the Marshall Islands.

The Wallops NASA Visitor Center is kicking off a presentation series at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 22 highlighting the development of a sounding rocket and what it takes to launch a rocket from Wallops, NASA’s only rocket launch range.

In the first presentation, Eric Roper, a mission manager with Orbital ATK supporting the NASA sounding rocket program, will discuss the mission life cycle of a sounding rocket from inception through launch and data retrieval.

The Sounding Rocket Lecture Series will feature two additional lectures that will cover mission management in “Part 2 – Range Control Center” on March 8 and launching in “Part 3 – Launching from Wallops Island” on April 12.

The NASA Visitor Center, located on Va. Rt. 175 about six miles from U. S. Route 13 and five miles from Chincoteague, is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.

Rebecca Hudson
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility
757-824-1139
rebecca.s.hudson@nasa.gov