East Coast Rocket Fans

sammydog01 shared a link said Wed, May 5th 2021 at 2:04pm ET

There’s a rocket going up on Friday from Wallops Island. I hope I remember to watch.
https://www.nasa.gov/wallops/2021/feature/nasa-wallops-may-7-rocket-launch-exploring-energy-transport-in-space

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k4evryng said Thu, May 6th 2021 at 3:08am ET:

My husband just mentioned it today…I hope we get to see it. We can see them sometimes from SE PA, but when we’re down in lower Delaware they feel like they’re super close. Such a cool thing to witness!

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- @k4evryng A few years ago they sent up a sounding rocket that ejected dyes. My photos didn’t turn out well but it was really cool to watch.
  https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/90497/colorful-clouds-glow-over-virginia
  
  sammydog01 said Thu, May 6th 2021 at 7:01pm ET
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- @sammydog01 so cool! We just saw that it was potentially postponed until Saturday.
  
  If there are even a few clouds, we have trouble seeing it. We’re just a little too far away. We are trying to make a point to be in Delaware for a launch this summer (if there are any, lol!) I had no idea how neat it was to see a launch that seemed so close until I actually saw one.
  
  k4evryng said Thu, May 6th 2021 at 9:10pm ET
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- @k4evryng Thanks for the update. Saturday I’ll probably be in northeastern Virginia. Even better.
  
  sammydog01 said Thu, May 6th 2021 at 9:51pm ET
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sammydog01 said Sat, May 8th 2021 at 8:00pm ET:

It’s windy. 40 more minutes of window.

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sammydog01 said Sat, May 8th 2021 at 8:26pm ET:

And it’s scrubbed- next window May 9 8:03 EST. Bummer.

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sammydog01 said Sun, May 9th 2021 at 8:20pm ET:

scrubbed again
/giphy maybe tomorrow

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sammydog01 said Mon, May 10th 2021 at 7:54pm ET:

Ten minutes to go, winds are still high but they hope they drop enough to launch.

Some of you guys must live in this part of the country.

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- @sammydog01 Why would we want to?
  
  Barney said Mon, May 10th 2021 at 7:57pm ET
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- @Barney BECAUSE ROCKETS
  
  sammydog01 said Mon, May 10th 2021 at 7:57pm ET
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- @Barney Some random person on facebook said they should have launched it on Saturday because the skies were clearer. MUST BE A COUCH METEOROLOGIST.
  
  Oh yeah, it’s on hold.
  
  sammydog01 said Mon, May 10th 2021 at 8:01pm ET
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- @Barney @sammydog01 So if someone does live in the pink area, someone might be able to see a rocket? I didn’t check because I figured I was too far from the coast. Note to self: Must remember to pay attention.
  
  speediedelivery said Mon, May 10th 2021 at 11:21pm ET
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- @sammydog01 @speediedelivery Don’t ask me. I’m playing it safe and staying in Kansas.
  
  Barney said Mon, May 10th 2021 at 11:31pm ET
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- @Barney @speediedelivery That’s what they’re saying. I think they said ten minutes in the rocket will eject a canister of dye. The rocket is heading from Virginia to Bermuda. The NASA Wallops facebook page has the most current information on launch status.
  
  sammydog01 said Tue, May 11th 2021 at 9:50am ET
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sammydog01 said Mon, May 10th 2021 at 8:03pm ET:

Here’s the live feed- you can look at the ocean while you wait.
https://video.ibm.com/channel/nasa-tv-wallops?fbclid=IwAR3z45w2OBRWiuAK0mIu1jwL9Htbb32L4PXFsM0m86OOPww3BkdiQRpuLWI

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- Scrubbed for wind
  Stupid wind
  
  sammydog01 said Mon, May 10th 2021 at 8:21pm ET
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sammydog01 said Tue, May 11th 2021 at 8:30pm ET:

LAUNCH IS GO AT 8:36 EST

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sammydog01 said Sat, May 15th 2021 at 4:29pm ET:

TONIGHT FOR SURE. Well not for sure but maybe since I’m getting tired of following the launch every night and seeing it scrubbed.

Window 8:10 to 8:53 follow on facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/NASAWFF

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sammydog01 said Sun, May 16th 2021 at 8:29pm ET:

LAST NIGHT IN THE WINDOW. Waiting for clouds in Bermuda to clear. It’s completely overcast here.

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