{"id":641130,"date":"2024-04-04T11:54:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T15:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=641130"},"modified":"2024-04-04T11:54:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T15:54:21","slug":"nasa-wallops-to-launch-three-sounding-rockets-during-solar-eclipse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/wallops\/nasa-wallops-to-launch-three-sounding-rockets-during-solar-eclipse\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Wallops to Launch Three Sounding Rockets During Solar Eclipse\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Three Black Brant IX sounding rockets for the <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/skywatching\/nasa-to-launch-sounding-rockets-into-moons-shadow-during-solar-eclipse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Atmospheric Perturbations around Eclipse Path (APEP) mission<\/a> are scheduled to launch from NASA\u2019s Wallops Flight Facility launch range in Virginia. The launch window opens April 8, 2024, at 2:40 p.m. EDT.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Launching approximately 45 minutes before, during, and after the peak local eclipse, the APEP sounding rockets will study how Earth\u2019s upper atmosphere is affected when sunlight momentarily dims over a portion of the planet. Targeted launch times for the three rockets are 2:40 p.m., 3:20 p.m., and 4:05 p.m. but may be subject to change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The launches will be livestreamed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eqzUSLUAGE0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wallops\u2019 YouTube<\/a> beginning at 2:30 p.m.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Solar Eclipse Sounding Rocket Launches from NASA Wallops Flight Facility (Official Broadcast)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eqzUSLUAGE0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Weather permitting, the launches may be visible in the mid-Atlantic region. Remember to always wear solar safety or \u201ceclipse\u201d glasses when looking at the Sun to protect your eyes. For the Wallops area, the eclipse will begin around 2:06 p.m. The Moon will block 81.4% of the Sun\u2019s light at peak local eclipse at 3:23 p.m. and conclude at 4:34 p.m. <\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/434476759-831446255689438-1170412155350140156-n.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1881\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/434476759-831446255689438-1170412155350140156-n.jpg?w=1881\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A visibility map showing the mid-Atlantic region. The map shows how many seconds after that people in the area may be able to see the Black Brant IX sounding rocket in the sky.  The land is green and the ocean is dark blue. Visibility of 30-42 seconds is represented by a bright pink semi-circile reaching up to eastern Massachusetts, through most of Pennsylvania, through eastern West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina. Visibility area for viewers with a line-of-sight 10-30 seconds after launch is a blue semi-circle reaching from middle of New Jersey down to north North Carolina and inland to Virginia. Visibility from 0-10 seconds is indicated by a bright green semi-circle mostly covering to the edge of the southern border of Delaware and down into the Eastern Shore of Virginia. City labels starting north at Trenton, Philadelphia, Dover, Baltimore, Washington, Pittsburgh, Charlottesville, Richmond, and Raleigh. On the right is a black box with white words: "Colors indicate when viewers will have line-of-sight access to the vehicle, with 3\u00b0 elevation or more. Measured in seconds after takeoff.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/434476759-831446255689438-1170412155350140156-n.jpg 1881w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/434476759-831446255689438-1170412155350140156-n.jpg?resize=300,230 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/434476759-831446255689438-1170412155350140156-n.jpg?resize=768,588 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/434476759-831446255689438-1170412155350140156-n.jpg?resize=1024,784 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/434476759-831446255689438-1170412155350140156-n.jpg?resize=1536,1176 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/434476759-831446255689438-1170412155350140156-n.jpg?resize=400,306 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/434476759-831446255689438-1170412155350140156-n.jpg?resize=600,459 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/434476759-831446255689438-1170412155350140156-n.jpg?resize=900,689 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/434476759-831446255689438-1170412155350140156-n.jpg?resize=1200,919 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1881px) 100vw, 1881px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Launch viewing map forAtmospheric Perturbations around Eclipse Path mission are scheduled to launch from NASA\u2019s launch range at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on April 8, 2024.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Members of the public are invited to the NASA Wallops Visitor Center on Monday, April 8, to view the sounding rocket launches and the partial eclipse. Gates to the visitor center will open from 1-5 p.m. and will close once parking lot capacity is reached. For those traveling to our visitor center, all vehicles MUST fit within a standard parking spot for this event; no large, oversized vehicles or buses will be allowed for entry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The visitor center will offer solar-related activities, have NASA sounding rocket experts onsite to answer questions, and host <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.globe.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Globe Program<\/a> expert Brian Campbell, who will be showing people how to collect data during the eclipse using the <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.globe.gov\/about\/get-the-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Observer app<\/a>. Eclipse glasses and pinhole viewers will be available during this event while supplies last. Food trucks will be onsite serving food and drinks, including empanadas, crab cakes, hamburgers, hot dogs, barbecue, water ice, and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While this combined viewing event is exciting for some, it may not be ideal for all. A designated sensory-friendly quiet area will be available at the Wallops Visitor Center for guests. This supervised quiet area will include dimmed lighting, seating, a reflection area, and touch items for guests to explore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prepare for safe solar viewing during this year\u2019s eclipse by checking out <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/eclipses\/future-eclipses\/eclipse-2024\/safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NASA\u2019s Eclipse Safety page<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Media Contact<\/em><\/strong><br><strong><em><a href=\"mailto:amy.l.barra@nasa.gov\">Amy Barra<\/a> <br>NASA\u2019s Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 article_a hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-credits-and-details\">\n<section class=\"padding-x-0 padding-top-5 padding-bottom-2 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 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Our...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label related-article-label margin-bottom-1 color-carbon-60\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><g><path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"\/><path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"\/><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Article<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3 months ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 desktop:padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/universe\/exoplanets\/that-starry-night-sky-its-full-of-eclipses\/\" class=\"color-carbon-black\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black minh-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/tpst-1600.jpg\" ><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"subheading margin-bottom-1\">5 min read<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"><h3 class=\"related-article-title\">That Starry Night Sky? 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The launch window opens April 8, 2024, at 2:40 p.m. EDT.   Launching approximately 45 minutes before, during, and after the peak local eclipse, the APEP sounding rockets [...]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":641451,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"102","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":["234"],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"337391","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":["283567"],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":["636919","640369","640408"],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2872,3329,2782,3805],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[3927],"coauthors":[12413],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"NASA Wallops to Launch Three Sounding Rockets During Solar Eclipse\u00a0","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/wallops\/nasa-wallops-to-launch-three-sounding-rockets-during-solar-eclipse\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/wallops\/nasa-wallops-to-launch-three-sounding-rockets-during-solar-eclipse\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20231014-a-hb488-1010.jpeg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20231014-a-hb488-1010.jpeg"},"articleSection":"NASA Centers & Facilities","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Goddard Digital Team"}],"creator":["Goddard Digital Team"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["NASA Directorates","Science Mission Directorate","Heliophysics Division","Sounding Rockets Program","Wallops Flight Facility","Sounding Rockets"],"dateCreated":"2024-04-04T15:54:20Z","datePublished":"2024-04-04T15:54:20Z","dateModified":"2024-04-04T15:54:21Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"NASA Wallops to Launch Three Sounding Rockets During Solar Eclipse\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/wallops\/nasa-wallops-to-launch-three-sounding-rockets-during-solar-eclipse\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20231014-a-hb488-1010.jpeg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2024-04-04T15:54:20Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"NASA Centers & Facilities\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"NASA Directorates,Science Mission Directorate,Heliophysics Division,Sounding Rockets Program,Wallops Flight Facility,Sounding Rockets\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Goddard Digital Team\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":3,"time_ago":"2 months","featured_image":{"id":641451,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20231014-a-hb488-1010.jpeg","title":"20231014-a-hb488-1010","alt":"A rocket launches against a blue sky. 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