Getting farther-faster! I drove from #Delaware to #Florida to witness history and watch the launch of #NASA SLS #Artemis2. I've seen 2 shuttle launches, the Crew2 launch and now this from this location. Had a great time staying w/friends in Melbourne. Home now waiting for #NASAWallops excitement
April 8, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Getting farther-faster! I drove from #Delaware to #Florida to witness history and watch the launch of #NASA SLS #Artemis2. I've seen 2 shuttle launches, the Crew2 launch and now this from this location. Had a great time staying w/friends in Melbourne. Home now waiting for #NASAWallops excitement
Via #NASAWallops - NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is scheduled to launch three sounding rockets for the Turbulent Oxygen Mixing Experiment Plus, or TOMEX+, mission that will investigate one of Earth’s most turbulent regions — the mesopause. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlCo...
TOMEX+ Sounding Rocket Launch Attempt No. 3 - Aug. 27, 2025
YouTube video by NASA Wallops
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August 28, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Via #NASAWallops - NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is scheduled to launch three sounding rockets for the Turbulent Oxygen Mixing Experiment Plus, or TOMEX+, mission that will investigate one of Earth’s most turbulent regions — the mesopause. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlCo...
Via #NASAWallops LAUNCH SCRUB: Launch of the TOMEX+ sounding rockets was scrubbed due to cloud cover and dissipating science in the atmosphere. The next launch attempt is tonight, Aug. 27, with a window from 10:30pm-3:30a.m.
August 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Via #NASAWallops LAUNCH SCRUB: Launch of the TOMEX+ sounding rockets was scrubbed due to cloud cover and dissipating science in the atmosphere. The next launch attempt is tonight, Aug. 27, with a window from 10:30pm-3:30a.m.
#NASAWallops is going to try again with the launch of three sounding rockets this evening as part of the Turbulent Oxygen Mixing Experiment Plus, or TOMEX+, mission that will investigate one of Earth’s most turbulent regions — the mesopause. Watch Live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZig...
TOMEX+ Sounding Rocket Launch Attempt No. 2 - Aug. 26, 2025
YouTube video by NASA Wallops
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August 27, 2025 at 2:32 AM
#NASAWallops is going to try again with the launch of three sounding rockets this evening as part of the Turbulent Oxygen Mixing Experiment Plus, or TOMEX+, mission that will investigate one of Earth’s most turbulent regions — the mesopause. Watch Live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZig...
Via #NASAWallops - LAUNCH SCRUB!!! Tonight's launch of the TOMEX+ sounding rockets has been scrubbed due to continuous cloud cover at the launch and camera sites. The next launch opportunity is Aug. 26 with the window opening at 10:30 p.m. EDT.
August 26, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Via #NASAWallops - LAUNCH SCRUB!!! Tonight's launch of the TOMEX+ sounding rockets has been scrubbed due to continuous cloud cover at the launch and camera sites. The next launch opportunity is Aug. 26 with the window opening at 10:30 p.m. EDT.
Via #NASAWallops - The TOMEX+ mission is targeting Monday, Aug. 25, at 10:00 PM EDT for the launch attempt of three sounding rockets. The window runs through 3:00 AM EDT Tuesday. Livestream will begin five minutes before launch on #YouTube www.youtube.com/@NASAWallops. Visibility Map is below:
August 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Via #NASAWallops - The TOMEX+ mission is targeting Monday, Aug. 25, at 10:00 PM EDT for the launch attempt of three sounding rockets. The window runs through 3:00 AM EDT Tuesday. Livestream will begin five minutes before launch on #YouTube www.youtube.com/@NASAWallops. Visibility Map is below:
In case you missed it earlier today, here's the #Youtube recording of the #RocksatX Sounding Rocket Student Experiment Package from #NASAWallops - www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR3U...
RockSat-X Student Sounding Rocket Launch - Aug. 12, 2025
YouTube video by NASA Wallops
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August 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
In case you missed it earlier today, here's the #Youtube recording of the #RocksatX Sounding Rocket Student Experiment Package from #NASAWallops - www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR3U...
Via #ShoreDailyNews - #NASA reviewing functions at #NASAWallops facility, no closures official (Me: Keep on your Congresspersons in VA along the Eastern Shore or they WILL be official) shoredailynews.com/headlines/na...
NASA reviewing functions at Wallops facility, no closures official - Shore Daily News
Speculation and reports have been circulating about the possible closure of various facilities at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, but officials with the northern Accomack County installation say no fi...
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August 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Via #ShoreDailyNews - #NASA reviewing functions at #NASAWallops facility, no closures official (Me: Keep on your Congresspersons in VA along the Eastern Shore or they WILL be official) shoredailynews.com/headlines/na...
Via #TheVirginianPilot (with thanks to @nasawatch.bsky.social ) ‘Unacceptable’: Lawmakers shocked to hear about reported #NASAWallops visitor center closure www.pilotonline.com/2025/08/11/w...
‘Unacceptable’: Lawmakers shocked to hear about reported NASA Wallops visitor center closure
Rep. Jen Kiggans, who represents Virginia’s 2nd District, said in a statement the proposed closure came as a shock. The Republican lawmaker said she was committed to supporting NASA Wallops s…
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August 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Via #TheVirginianPilot (with thanks to @nasawatch.bsky.social ) ‘Unacceptable’: Lawmakers shocked to hear about reported #NASAWallops visitor center closure www.pilotonline.com/2025/08/11/w...
Knew these folks were NOT going to go down without a fight! #NASAWallops
AFGE, AFL-CIO the Union representing Federal employees at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility is calling for immediate action to stop the proposed closure of the NASA Wallops Visitor Center.
August 8, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Knew these folks were NOT going to go down without a fight! #NASAWallops
Via #NASAWallops -"A second scientific balloon took flight from New Zealand 11:38am NZST, Sunday, May 4 (7:38pm, Saturday, May 3 EST). The stadium-sized super pressure balloon is floating around 108K feet above Earth’s surface. Track the balloon in real-time: csbf.nasa.gov/map/balloon7...
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May 4, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Via #NASAWallops -"A second scientific balloon took flight from New Zealand 11:38am NZST, Sunday, May 4 (7:38pm, Saturday, May 3 EST). The stadium-sized super pressure balloon is floating around 108K feet above Earth’s surface. Track the balloon in real-time: csbf.nasa.gov/map/balloon7...
NASA Scientific Balloon Flights Lifts Off From Antarctica www.nasa.gov/missions/sci... via #NASAWallops
December 23, 2024 at 12:21 AM
NASA Scientific Balloon Flights Lifts Off From Antarctica www.nasa.gov/missions/sci... via #NASAWallops
Via #NASAWallops - The Wallops Range is scheduled to support a suborbital launch between Dec. 13-19 in the evening. We will post an update when the launch is complete, but it will not be livestreamed. The Wallops Visitor Center will NOT be open for launch viewing.
December 13, 2024 at 1:14 AM
Via #NASAWallops - The Wallops Range is scheduled to support a suborbital launch between Dec. 13-19 in the evening. We will post an update when the launch is complete, but it will not be livestreamed. The Wallops Visitor Center will NOT be open for launch viewing.
NASA Universe @NASAUniverse
Katalyst Space’s robotic servicing spacecraft, has been integrated into a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket at @NASAWallops.. 6/10/2026
Katalyst Space’s robotic servicing spacecraft, has been integrated into a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket at @NASAWallops.. 6/10/2026
June 10, 2026 at 10:35 PM
NASA Universe @NASAUniverse
Katalyst Space’s robotic servicing spacecraft, has been integrated into a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket at @NASAWallops.. 6/10/2026
Katalyst Space’s robotic servicing spacecraft, has been integrated into a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket at @NASAWallops.. 6/10/2026
On Thursday, Northrop Grumman’s Stargazer aircraft departed @NASAWallops for Kwajalein Atoll. This is where LINK, Katalyst Space’s robotic servicing spacecraft, will launch to rendezvous with our Swift telescope and attempt an orbital boost. Learn more: t.co/ZOipypoLBY
🔗 go.nasa.gov/3QW24fW
🔗 go.nasa.gov/3QW24fW
June 22, 2026 at 3:09 PM
On Thursday, Northrop Grumman’s Stargazer aircraft departed @NASAWallops for Kwajalein Atoll. This is where LINK, Katalyst Space’s robotic servicing spacecraft, will launch to rendezvous with our Swift telescope and attempt an orbital boost. Learn more: t.co/ZOipypoLBY
🔗 go.nasa.gov/3QW24fW
🔗 go.nasa.gov/3QW24fW
Engineers attached Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket to the company’s Stargazer aircraft at @NASAWallops. Inside is LINK, Katalyst Space’s robotic servicing spacecraft, which will rendezvous with our Swift telescope to attempt an orbital boost. t.co/vR7cnWhUpa
🔗 go.nasa.gov/3SaFNvh
🔗 go.nasa.gov/3SaFNvh
June 15, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Engineers attached Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket to the company’s Stargazer aircraft at @NASAWallops. Inside is LINK, Katalyst Space’s robotic servicing spacecraft, which will rendezvous with our Swift telescope to attempt an orbital boost. t.co/vR7cnWhUpa
🔗 go.nasa.gov/3SaFNvh
🔗 go.nasa.gov/3SaFNvh
LINK, Katalyst Space’s robotic servicing spacecraft, has been integrated into a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket at @NASAWallops. Later this month, it'll launch from Kwajalein Atoll and rendezvous with our Swift telescope to attempt an orbital boost. t.co/7W7jfJgmee
🔗 go.nasa.gov/4eDXoU3
🔗 go.nasa.gov/4eDXoU3
June 10, 2026 at 9:22 PM
LINK, Katalyst Space’s robotic servicing spacecraft, has been integrated into a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket at @NASAWallops. Later this month, it'll launch from Kwajalein Atoll and rendezvous with our Swift telescope to attempt an orbital boost. t.co/7W7jfJgmee
🔗 go.nasa.gov/4eDXoU3
🔗 go.nasa.gov/4eDXoU3
June 8, 2026 at 2:55 PM
LINK, a robotic servicing spacecraft from Katalyst Space designed to boost the orbit of our Swift telescope, has arrived at @NASAWallops! Here, LINK will be installed in a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket set to launch later this month. Learn more: t.co/teg26V6ffj
🔗 go.nasa.gov/4ulUf0W
🔗 go.nasa.gov/4ulUf0W
June 5, 2026 at 8:46 PM
LINK, a robotic servicing spacecraft from Katalyst Space designed to boost the orbit of our Swift telescope, has arrived at @NASAWallops! Here, LINK will be installed in a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket set to launch later this month. Learn more: t.co/teg26V6ffj
🔗 go.nasa.gov/4ulUf0W
🔗 go.nasa.gov/4ulUf0W
@chesapecten
Launch of NROL-123 from @NASAWallops
@NatReconOfc @RocketLabUSA
Lift-off for ‘Live And Let Fly,’ #RocketLAB 46th Electron mission!
Webcast: youtube.com/live/Coa3GZt...
Launch of NROL-123 from @NASAWallops
@NatReconOfc @RocketLabUSA
Lift-off for ‘Live And Let Fly,’ #RocketLAB 46th Electron mission!
Webcast: youtube.com/live/Coa3GZt...
March 21, 2024 at 8:32 AM
@chesapecten
Launch of NROL-123 from @NASAWallops
@NatReconOfc @RocketLabUSA
Lift-off for ‘Live And Let Fly,’ #RocketLAB 46th Electron mission!
Webcast: youtube.com/live/Coa3GZt...
Launch of NROL-123 from @NASAWallops
@NatReconOfc @RocketLabUSA
Lift-off for ‘Live And Let Fly,’ #RocketLAB 46th Electron mission!
Webcast: youtube.com/live/Coa3GZt...
@_rocketlab It's almost time to go to space again.
⏰ Target launch time:
EDT | 2:40 am
PDT | 11:40 pm
NZDT | 7:40 pm
UTC | 6:40 am
🛰️ Mission Partner: @NatReconOfc
🌎 Launch Site: LC-2, @NASAWallops @Virginia_Space Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport
📺 Webcast: youtube.com/live/Coa3GZt...
⏰ Target launch time:
EDT | 2:40 am
PDT | 11:40 pm
NZDT | 7:40 pm
UTC | 6:40 am
🛰️ Mission Partner: @NatReconOfc
🌎 Launch Site: LC-2, @NASAWallops @Virginia_Space Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport
📺 Webcast: youtube.com/live/Coa3GZt...
Rocket Lab - 'Live And Let Fly' Launch
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March 21, 2024 at 5:21 AM
@_rocketlab It's almost time to go to space again.
⏰ Target launch time:
EDT | 2:40 am
PDT | 11:40 pm
NZDT | 7:40 pm
UTC | 6:40 am
🛰️ Mission Partner: @NatReconOfc
🌎 Launch Site: LC-2, @NASAWallops @Virginia_Space Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport
📺 Webcast: youtube.com/live/Coa3GZt...
⏰ Target launch time:
EDT | 2:40 am
PDT | 11:40 pm
NZDT | 7:40 pm
UTC | 6:40 am
🛰️ Mission Partner: @NatReconOfc
🌎 Launch Site: LC-2, @NASAWallops @Virginia_Space Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport
📺 Webcast: youtube.com/live/Coa3GZt...
Meanwhile, the TOMEX+ triple sounding rocket launch from Wallops also is on hold due to weather. That launch window is open until 3:00 am ET (too late for me!).
x.com/NASAWallops/...
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August 26, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Meanwhile, the TOMEX+ triple sounding rocket launch from Wallops also is on hold due to weather. That launch window is open until 3:00 am ET (too late for me!).
x.com/NASAWallops/...
x.com/NASAWallops/...
For those in the DC area, there's a sounding rocket launch from Wallops that *might* be visible in the southeastern sky tonight. 3 rockets actually. Pretty long window though: 10:00pm-3:00 am ET.
x.com/NASAWallops/...
Info on TOMEX+: www.nasa.gov/blogs/wallop...
x.com/NASAWallops/...
Info on TOMEX+: www.nasa.gov/blogs/wallop...
August 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
For those in the DC area, there's a sounding rocket launch from Wallops that *might* be visible in the southeastern sky tonight. 3 rockets actually. Pretty long window though: 10:00pm-3:00 am ET.
x.com/NASAWallops/...
Info on TOMEX+: www.nasa.gov/blogs/wallop...
x.com/NASAWallops/...
Info on TOMEX+: www.nasa.gov/blogs/wallop...
You can spot the launch from the central U.S. Eastern Seaboard if skies are clear, or watch online: www.youtube.com/NASAWallops
August 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
You can spot the launch from the central U.S. Eastern Seaboard if skies are clear, or watch online: www.youtube.com/NASAWallops
It was great to visit NASAWallops and Rocket Lab today to see up close the incredible contributions being made on the Eastern Shore to space exploration, science research, and our national security.
May 5, 2026 at 10:39 PM
It was great to visit NASAWallops and Rocket Lab today to see up close the incredible contributions being made on the Eastern Shore to space exploration, science research, and our national security.