Keep your eyes on the sky. A rocket launched by NASA as part of the International Space Station’s mission is due to take off on Friday night, and people in New Jersey and other parts of the eastern United States will see the rocket until the sky is clear. Net.
The Northrop Grumman Entrance Rocket was originally launched earlier this week, then pushed back on Thursday night, but both times it ended up being postponed – first because of bad weather, then because NASA described it as a “ground software software issue”.
The rocket is now scheduled to take off from NASA’s Opus Ops Island Flight Facility in Virginia at 9:16 pm on Friday, with the mission preparing to deliver 8,000 pounds of crew supplies, hardware and research materials to the International Space Station.
According to a map provided by NASA, the rocket will appear within 60 seconds of launch time from Cape Fenugreek in southern New Jersey, from other parts of southern Jersey, from launch 0 seconds to 60 seconds, and from central and northern New Jersey. 90 to 120 second jersey after lunch.
NASA says on its official website, “This evening’s weather is 90% favorable for a try.” “The projection may be visible to residents on the east coast of the United States and below, depending on weather permits and other local conditions (such as elevation).”
If you don’t have a good place to watch in your city, NASA TV will stream a live launch starting at 8:45 p.m. Updates will also be posted on NASA and Wall Lops flight facility Facebook and above Twitter Pages.
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