WASHINGTON — If you were looking forward to Tuesday’s rocket launch, then you’ll have to wait again.
The launch was canceled just after 9 p.m. at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia due to cloudy conditions.
The rocket launch at Wallops has been scrubbed because of cloudy skies.
— NASA Wallops (@NASA_Wallops) June 14, 2017
NASA also had to reschedule the rocket launch Monday because of cloudy skies.
NASA announced Sunday that their launch of the “Terrier-improved Malemute sounding rocket” from Wallops Island, scheduled for Sunday night, was postponed due to there having been some boats in the hazard area.
Between four and 5 ½ minutes after launch, the rocket will release red and blue-green vapor, in order to form colored clouds that will “allow scientists on the ground to visually track particle motions in space,” NASA said on its website.
They added that the clouds may be visible on the coast between New York and North Carolina, and maybe as far west as Charlottesville, Virginia, NASA said.
WTOP’s Abigail Constantino and Teta Alim contributed to this report.
