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Unmanned NASA Rocket Lifts Off From Wallops Island, On Way To Moon

Posted by timothy on from the why-is-nasa-listening-to-our-calls-from-the-moon? dept.

A moon-bound NASA rocket was launched successfully Friday evening from Virginia's Wallops Island. The launch was visible over a wide stretch of the east coast; YouTube videos are beginning to show up. The robotic probe, to study lunar dust, is the first rocket launched into outer space from the Virginia launch site.

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  1. Re:WTF? by mbone · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Well, you have the first Orbital Sciences Antares launch to resupply the ISS, currently scheduled for September 17. That is a bigger rocket I believe and also should be quite a show.

    Orbital's Antares team is targeting a launch time of 11:16 a.m., which is at the opening of an available 15-minute launch window.