A rocket launch is scheduled for next Thursday at NASA’s Launch Range at the Wallops Flight Facility on the Eastern Shore.
NASA officials said tests on several new rocket technologies will be conducted n the suborbital flight. The new technologies include the Small Rocket/Spacecraft Technology (SMART) platform, Autonomous Flight Safety System, Low Cost Telemetry Transmitter and an electrohydrodynamic-based thermal control unit.
The rocket is set for launch between 7 and 10 a.m. The backup launch days are June 10 and 11. The rocket will be visible to residents in the Wallops area. The NASA Visitor Center will open at 6 a.m. on launch day for viewing the launch.
The launch will be webcast beginning at 6 a.m. on launch day at: http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/webcast.
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