NASA Launching 5 Rockets in 5 Minutes Early Friday: How to Watch the light show

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NASA Launching 5 Rockets in 5 Minutes Early Friday:

 How to Watch the light show

From Space.com;

“NASA is once again hoping to launch five rockets in just over five minutes — a space barrage that promises to put on a spectacular midnight light show of luminescent vapor trails above the U.S. East Coast — but only if Mother Nature cooperates.

After a series of delays due to bad weather and a technical glitch, NASA is now aiming to launch the five-rocket barrage Friday (March 23) after weather concerns thwarted earlier attempts this week.

The sky display may puzzle and amaze some unsuspecting observers, so before you call your local news or police, here is why this is happening and when you may see it.”

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nasa atrex mission five rockets:

This map shows the projected area in which the chemical tracers released by the ATREX rockets may be visible to the public. The clouds formed by the chemical tracers may be visible from the North Carolina/South Carolina border up to southern Vermont and New Hampshire and west to central West Virginia. Viewing is dependent on lighting in the area in which you are viewing, cloud cover and also the trajectory of the rocket. CREDIT: NASA/Wallops
Viewing Area Map;

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3 thoughts on “NASA Launching 5 Rockets in 5 Minutes Early Friday: How to Watch the light show”

  2. Sounds like a pretty expensive procedure to test the flow of winds and electrical currents at high altitudes. What does one of those things cost and where do they end up?

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