NASA successfully launches student experiments from Wallops

NASA has reported that they successfully launched the RockSat-X education payload on a Terrier-Improved Malemute suborbital sounding rocket on Wednesday.

Around 7:30 AM, officials say the rocket launched from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Participants apparently included students from eight community colleges and universities from across the United States.  

According to the release, the payload carrying the experiments flew to an altitude of 95 miles. Officials sat data was received from most of the student experiments, however, the payload was not recovered as planned.  NASA says they will investigate the anomaly.

The next sounding rocket launch from Wallops is a Black Brant IX currently scheduled for December.

For more information on NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, visit their website.