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NASA to launch suborbital rocket
Launch to take place next week at Va. facility
Updated: Friday, 10 Sep 2010, 10:27 AM EDT
Published : Friday, 10 Sep 2010, 10:11 AM EDT
ATLANTIC, Va. (AP) - NASA plans to launch a suborbital rocket from Virginia's Eastern Shore next week to test new rocket technologies.
NASA says in a news release that the Terrior-Improved Orion suborbital sounding rocket is scheduled to be launched from its Wallops Island facility between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. Tuesday. Backup launch days are Wednesday and Thursday.
The launch can be viewed from the facility's visitor center, which will be open at 7 a.m. on launch day. NASA also will webcast the launch and post status updates on Twitter.
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