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Look up to the sky: It's a rocket launch -- and a Supermoon
Look up to the sky: It’s a rocket launch — and a Supermoon
Greg Redfern | skyguyinva@gmail.com
July 31, 2023, 1:55 PM
The D.C. region, if weather allows it, has a chance to see a rocket launch that will soar into the sky and be visible to many in the Mid-Atlantic and up the East Coast.
Scheduled for launch at 8:31 p.m. Tuesday from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, this will be Northrop Grumman’s 19th commercial resupply services mission for NASA.
If you are out of the viewing area, you can attend the launch virtually.
Live coverage and countdown commentary will begin at 8 p.m. on Tuesday and air on NASA Television and the agency’s website, as well as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and the NASA App.
To see the rocket, find your location on the graphic. Monitor launch progress on social media, and at liftoff, add the necessary time delay for your location but start looking right away towards the east-southeast sky. Using binoculars can provide a better view. Good luck! (Courtesy NASA)
If the launch does take place, viewers in the D.C. region need to check the graphic for what time they should be looking after launch.
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Follow my daily blog www.whatsupthespaceplace.com and @SkyGuyinVA to keep up with the latest news in astronomy and space exploration. You can email me at skyguyinva@gmail.com.
Greg Redfern | skyguyinva@gmail.com
July 31, 2023, 1:55 PM
The D.C. region, if weather allows it, has a chance to see a rocket launch that will soar into the sky and be visible to many in the Mid-Atlantic and up the East Coast.
Scheduled for launch at 8:31 p.m. Tuesday from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, this will be Northrop Grumman’s 19th commercial resupply services mission for NASA.
If you are out of the viewing area, you can attend the launch virtually.
Live coverage and countdown commentary will begin at 8 p.m. on Tuesday and air on NASA Television and the agency’s website, as well as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and the NASA App.
To see the rocket, find your location on the graphic. Monitor launch progress on social media, and at liftoff, add the necessary time delay for your location but start looking right away towards the east-southeast sky. Using binoculars can provide a better view. Good luck! (Courtesy NASA)
If the launch does take place, viewers in the D.C. region need to check the graphic for what time they should be looking after launch.
{snip}
Follow my daily blog www.whatsupthespaceplace.com and @SkyGuyinVA to keep up with the latest news in astronomy and space exploration. You can email me at skyguyinva@gmail.com.