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NASA To Launch Defense Rocket From Va. Facility

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WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. (AP) - NASA is set to launch a suborbital rocket for the Department of Defense from its Wallops Island Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore next week.
    
The federal space agency says the launch of the Terrier-Lynx rocket was originally set for Friday night, but was postponed until Tuesday morning.
    
NASA says the rocket could be visible to residents in the Mid-Atlantic.

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12/15/2012 10:17:19 AM (GMT -5:00)

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