Wallops Flight Facility

Mars parachute sent high up in key NASA test

A supersonic parachute designed for future missions to Mars has undergone a successful test in which it was sent very high up in the sky in a rocket from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Apr 02, 2018, 18:01 PM IST

After several delays, NASA creating artificial clouds in space with rocket successfully launched

According to the US space agency, the sounding rocket was launched at 4:25 am EDT on Thursday, June 29 from the NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Jun 29, 2017, 20:05 PM IST

NASA creating artificial clouds in space with rocket launch today

The launch of the NASA Terrier-Improved Malemute suborbital sounding rocket for the vapor release mission is on schedule for Thursday, June 29, with the liftoff time has been refined to 4:25 – 4:48 a.m. EDT, says the US space agency.

Jun 29, 2017, 09:38 AM IST

NASA's tenth attempt at launching sounding rocket to create interstellar clouds postponed

These clouds, or vapor tracers, that will allow scientists on the ground or by aircraft to visually track particle motions in space, may be visible along the mid-Atlantic coastline from New York to North Carolina.

Jun 24, 2017, 12:08 PM IST

NASA nighttime rocket launch to create artificial clouds scrapped again; next attempt on Saturday

The launch of a Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket that will create artificial, colourful clouds in space has now been rescheduled for Saturday, June 24, with a launch window between 9:07 and 9:22 p.m. EDT.

Jun 21, 2017, 10:52 AM IST

After scrapping several times, NASA rocket launch to create artificial clouds in space set for tonight

As per the US space agency, the launch of the NASA Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket scheduled for Monday, June 19, has been postponed to June 20, Tuesday, because the weather is not expected to be conducive for launch. 

Jun 20, 2017, 11:39 AM IST

NASA sounding rocket launch at Wallops scrapped for 7th time – Know why

NASA syas the launch is now scheduled for no earlier than Thursday, June 15, with a launch window from 9:05 to 9:20 p.m. EDT.

Jun 14, 2017, 09:26 AM IST

NASA scraps sounding rocket launch amid bad weather; will try again tonight

The launch of a Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket is now scheduled for Tuesday night, June 13, with a launch window from 9:04 to 9:19 p.m. EDT.

Jun 13, 2017, 09:25 AM IST

NASA launching sounding rocket to create artificial clouds tonight

The next liftoff attempt has been rescheduled for Monday, June 12, with a launch window from 9:04 to 9:19 p.m. EDT, says NASA.

Jun 12, 2017, 09:42 AM IST

Watch - Orbital ATK completes 'hot fire' test of upgraded Antares rocket!

The 30-second test took place at 5:30 p.m. (EDT) on May 31, 2016 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) Pad 0A located at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Jun 01, 2016, 09:55 AM IST