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UPDATE: NASA launches sounding rocket

The mission will study how energy and momentum are transported between different regions of space that are magnetically connected, according to NASA. (Source: NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility)

The mission will study how energy and momentum are transported between different regions of space that are magnetically connected, according to NASA. (Source: NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility)
By Rich Barak
Updated May 17, 2021

NASA launched its Black Brant XII sounding rocket Sunday night from Virginia.

Here are some videos and photos:

The rocket lifted off at 8:44 p.m. Sunday.

The rocket might be visible from Maine to Central Florida and from the East Coast as far west as Illinois, according to a map provided by NASA.

This map shows when the rocket might be visible after launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. Two vapor clouds will form north of Bermuda about 9 minutes, 30 seconds after launch as part of the mission and might also be visible from the East and Bermuda. (Source: NASA/Christian Billie)

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The mission will study how energy and momentum are transported between different regions of space that are magnetically connected, according to a NASA news release.

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