UPDATE August 3, 2021 – Due to rising cases of COVID-19 Delta variant in the Wallops area, we will not be opening the Visitor Center grounds for guest viewing. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Grab a cool drink and the shades to watch the launch of Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket at 5:56 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, August 10, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility.
The launch may be visible, weather permitting, to residents throughout the mid-Atlantic region and possibly the East Coast of the United States.
This will be Northrop Grumman’s 16th commercial resupply services mission to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies and equipment to the International Space Station
Viewing locations on Chincoteague Island include Robert Reed Park on Main Street or Beach Road spanning the area between Chincoteague and Assateague Islands. The Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Atlantic beaches also provide good viewing locations. The beach at the Assateague Island National Seashore/Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge will not be open during the launch.
Live coverage of the mission countdown is scheduled to begin at approximately 1 p.m. on the Wallops IBM video site.
Launch updates will be available via the Wallops Facebook and Twitter sites:
Launch coverage on NASA TV will begin at 5:30 p.m. For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling information, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv
For more information about International Space Station, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/station
Get more information about Northrop Grumman, its Antares rocket and the Cygnus cargo spacecraft at: https://www.nasa.gov/northropgrumman
By Keith Koehler
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va.