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Related: About this forumHow to Spot the Antares Launch Wednesday
From universetoday.com...
Orbital Sciences Antares rocket will launch from Pad 0A at NASAs Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport based on Wallops Island, Virginia. This will mark not only the first launch of Antares, but the first orbital launch of a liquid-fueled rocket from Wallops. The launch window runs from 5:00 to 8:00 PM EDT (21:00-24:00 UT).
Read more: http://www.universetoday.com/101449/how-to-spot-the-antares-launch-from-nasa-wallops-on-wednesday/#ixzz2QeWEYHa2
bigworld
(1,807 posts)Or a place to go for a more pinpointed launch time?
Thanks for posting this, BTW!
pokerfan
(27,677 posts)From the link...
Or follow this twitter feed: https://twitter.com/Astroguyz
bananas
(27,509 posts)a message board which is not affiliated with NASA despite its name: http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=recent
That link is to the most recent posts, they are also organized into threads and subject areas.
pokerfan
(27,677 posts)NASA TV is on the air!
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
pokerfan
(27,677 posts)Premature umbilical separation. Scrubbed for the day.
tech3149
(4,452 posts)Victor_c3
(3,557 posts)I found this link to an article used to estimate how many degrees something is located from another object in the sky using your fingers and hand. If you don't feel like reading the whole article, just scroll down to the pictures near the bottom.
http://astronomycentral.co.uk/measuring-degrees-in-the-night-sky/
I'm going to be following the launch this evening with my kids. I would love to get them as excited about space exploration as I am!