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Wallops is Virginia's only launch range, home to rockets and so much more.
Stay up to date on launches, balloons, and other activities supported around the globe by Wallops: nasa.gov/blogs/wallops/
NASA Wallops
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NASA Wallops
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NASA's Wallops Flight Facility is NASA's only owned and operated launch range. Located on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
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- NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is scheduled to support the launch of a suborbital sounding rocket for the Department of War during a launch window from June 26 to July 2, 2026. No real-time launch status updates or livestream will be available.
- Congrats to our student teams! 🚀 NASA Wallops launched the RockSat sounding rocket carrying more than 50 student experiments to suborbital space Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
- LIVE NOW 📺 We're 15 minutes away from the opening of the launch window for the RockSat student sounding rocket launching more than 50 experiments to suborbital space. Watch now:Liftoff! 🚀 A sounding rocket launched at 5:30 a.m. EDT from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility carrying more than 50 student experiments for the RockSat mission.
- Replying to @NASAWallopsWe're five minutes away and on track for a 5:30 a.m. EDT launch this morning.
- Rise and Shine! We’re 40 mins away from the opening of the launch window for the RockSat student sounding rocket mission. We are currently on track for a 5:30 a.m. EDT launch time. Get ready for the livestream, set to go live 15 minutes before the launch window opens. ⤵️
- Will you see the launch? This week, a two-stage Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket will launch from Wallops carrying more than 50 student experiments! This rocket travels no more than 100 miles above Earth’s surface and may be visible in the Chesapeake Bay area.
For the first time, NASA will launch two student missions on one sounding rocket! The sounding rocket will launch Wednesday, June 24, with a window opening at 5:30 a.m. EDT. A livestream will be available on the Wallops YouTube channel. Stay tuned for our launch viewing map!
- After mating the Pegasus rocket carrying Katalyst's LINK spacecraft, @northropgrumman’s Stargazer L-1011 aircraft departed Wallops. Wallops' ability to support both spacecraft & Pegasus integration within weeks streamlined this mission to boost Swift's orbit later this summer.
- For the first time, NASA will launch two student missions on one sounding rocket! The sounding rocket will launch Wednesday, June 24, with a window opening at 5:30 a.m. EDT. A livestream will be available on the Wallops YouTube channel. Stay tuned for our launch viewing map!
- NASA Wallops reposted
Engineers attached Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket to the company’s Stargazer aircraft at @NASAWallops. Inside is LINK, Katalyst Space’s robotic servicing spacecraft, which will rendezvous with our Swift telescope to attempt an orbital boost. go.nasa.gov/3SaFNvh
- NASA Wallops reposted
Get ready for a worldwide Moon appreciation moment 🌓 Last International Observe the Moon Night, an estimated 1 million people in 128 countries celebrated our nearest neighbor in space together. Who will you observe the Moon with this year? Sign up: go.nasa.gov/ObserveTheMoon
- NASA Wallops repostedLINK, Katalyst Space’s robotic servicing spacecraft, has been integrated into a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket at @NASAWallops. Later this month, it'll launch from Kwajalein Atoll and rendezvous with our Swift telescope to attempt an orbital boost. go.nasa.gov/4eDXoU3
- The @AFThunderbirds are back! The team will fly into Wallops today, June 10, after 4pm ET. Catch the Thunderbirds & other performers flying around Friday, June 12, between 10am-4pm. The Thunderbirds will depart to their OC air show performance after 2pm Saturday & Sunday.
