Rocket Launches Scheduled September 8-15 From Wallops Flight Facility In Virginia

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Sep 06, 2012, 05:20 ET

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va., Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two Terrier-Lynx suborbital rockets are scheduled for launch September 8 -15 for the Department of Defense from NASA's launch range at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

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Based on the approved range schedule, the first rocket is scheduled between 8 and 10 p.m., September 8. The backup launch days are September 11 and 12. The second rocket is scheduled for launch between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m., September 15. The rockets may be visible to residents in the mid-Atlantic region.

Launch updates and a map showing the area in which the rocket launches may be visible are available at: http://www.nasa.gov/wallops

These launches will not be shown live on the Internet nor will launch status updates be provided once the countdown begins. The NASA Visitor Center at Wallops will not be open for viewing the launches.

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