How you can see the Wallops Island rocket launch from Southwest, Central Virginia that’s now scheduled for Sunday
Map below shows how long after the launch you should look towards the eastern sky
Justin McKee, Meteorologist
Chris Michaels, Meteorologist
Updated: May 16, 2021 at 9:26 PM
KiNet-X Rocket Launch at Wallops Island (WSLS 10)
ROANOKE, Va. – The KiNet-X rocket launch that was originally scheduled for Friday, May 7 evening has now been rescheduled to Sunday, May 16, no earlier than 8:04 p.m.
This is the last day of the launch window.
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We’ll keep you updated with the latest as we await to see if Sunday truly will be the day.
NASA postponed its KiNet-X rocket launch to Monday evening due to upper-level winds not being within the required limits for a safe launch.
The suborbital sounding rocket’s mission? To help NASA scientists explore energy transport in space.