WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. (AP) — The launch of a Department of Defense rocket from Virginia’s Eastern Shore has been postponed.
NASA had planned to launch the Terrier-Lynx suborbital rocket early Wednesday morning. The space agency says in a news release that the launch has been rescheduled for Oct. 12 between midnight and 2 a.m.
NASA did not give a reason for the postponement.
The rocket may be visible to residents in the Chesapeake Bay region.
The NASA Visitor Center at Wallops won’t be open for viewing the launch. Real-time launch status updates won’t be available.
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