What happens on Wallops Island to prepare for a rocket launch?
Learn about the steps required to launch a rocket from Wallops Island during the final installment of the Sounding Rocket Lecture Series at the Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, April 12.
The final presentation in the series “Part 3 – Launching from Wallops Island” will be given by engineering technicians Dan Walsh and Justin Revell and provide an overview of the sequence of events that occur on Wallops Island during a sounding rocket launch.
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