Watch A NASA Rocket Launch From the Cape May Beach This Weekend
Watch A NASA Rocket Launch From the Cape May Beach This Weekend
There are so many amazing things happening down in Cape May County this weekend, especially in Wildwood.
Watch A NASA Rocket Launch From the Cape May Beach This Weekend!
Morey’s Piers is opening for their 2021 season, the tram car starts rolling and you can watch a rocket launch from the beach!
A NASA suborbital sounding rocket will be launching on May 8th, from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
This flight, which will take off around 8:02 p.m EST, with a 40-minute launch window.
A four-stage Black Brant XII rocket will be used for the mission that includes the release of barium vapor that will form two green-violet clouds that may be visible for about 30 seconds. This means that you will be able to see a strange color in the sky!!
The barium vapor is not harmful to the environment or public health.
The vapor will be released approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds to around 10 minutes after launch at about 217-249 miles altitude over the Atlantic Ocean.
They did this a few months ago and it created a strange glow in the sky. If you want to see photos of it or read about it click the link below.
