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Wallops Range Operations

NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility is a multi-user spaceport and federal test range enhancing NASA’s East Coast launch operations under Kennedy Space Center. Wallops provides flexible, responsive, and cost-effective access to space and controlled airspace for government, commercial, and academic partners for small, medium, and intermediate launch vehicles.

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Operations Documents for Customers

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Range User’s Handbook

May 3, 2024

PDF (8.08 MB)

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Wallops Range Safety Manual

Oct 3, 2023

PDF (753.70 KB)

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Sounding Rocket Program Handbook

Jul 11, 2024

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Range Annual Reports

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Wallops Range 2024 Annual Report

Jan 5, 2026

PDF (8.49 MB)

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Wallops Range 2023 Annual Report

Jan 5, 2026

PDF (17.24 MB)

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Wallops Range 2020 Annual Report

Oct 3, 2023

PDF (4.39 MB)

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Wallops Range 2019 Annual Report

Oct 3, 2023

PDF (13.46 MB)

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Wallops Range 2018 Annual Report

Oct 3, 2023

PDF (4.27 MB)

Aerial view of the coastal launch range of Wallops Flight Facility, showing a blue Atlantic Ocean on the right; white buildings along a tan coastline back up to a green, marshy landscape

Wallops Range 2017 Annual Report

Oct 3, 2023

PDF (9.02 MB)

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