Tonight Could Be the Night We FINALLY See NASA’s Rocket Launch
WATTSVILLE, VIRGINIA - FEBRUARY 15: The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft onboard, launches from Pad-0A on February 15, 2020 at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wattsville, Virginia. Northrop Grumman's 13th contracted cargo resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station will deliver more than 7,500 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. (Photo by Aubrey Gemignani/NASA via Getty Images)
If NASA sticks to the current scheduled launch of the KiNET-X sounding rocket on Tuesday, May 11 at 8:05 p.m., we could get a bit of a show in the sky.
The rocket is being launched from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Visibility in the night sky will be optimal for stargazers in Southern New England about :30-:60 seconds after the launch. CBS Boston has more details below.
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