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Rocket Launch May Be Visible Friday Night

Last Updated on December 12, 2012 8:07 pm

According to the National Weather Service Blacksburg office clear skies in our area may allow viewing of the launch of a NASA rocket on Friday night. The launch is slated between 9 and 9:30pm December 14 from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

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

Further information from http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wallops/news/shark.html states that the launch will not be shown live on the Internet nor will launch status updates be provided on social media once the countdown begins.

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