NASA Schedules Trio of Rocket Launches to Study Eclipse Effects on Atmosphere

NASA Schedules Trio of Rocket Launches to Study Eclipse Effects on Atmosphere

Space Daily

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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 05, 2024

In a significant event set for April 8, 2024, NASA will deploy three Black Brant IX sounding rockets from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia to investigate the influence of solar eclipses on the upper atmosphere. The APEP mission seeks to examine the atmospheric response to the transient absence of sunlight. Launches are timed at 2:40 p.m., 3:20 p.m., and 4:05 p.m. EDT, coinciding with stag

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