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NASA Wallops to Support Launch Beginning Late June [1]

['Amy Barra']

Date: 2026-06-23  

NASA Wallops to Support Launch Beginning Late June

NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is scheduled to support the launch of a suborbital sounding rocket for the Department of War during a launch window from June 26 to July 2, 2026. The rocket launch may be visible from the Chesapeake Bay region.

This March 2026 aerial photograph shows the coastal launch range at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Wallops is the agency’s only owned-and-operated launch range. Courtesy Patrick J. Hendrickson; used with permission

NASA Wallops provides services such as vehicle tracking, data telemetry, and range safety from NASA’s only owned and operated launch range to ensure successful missions operations for the agency, commercial partners, and other government agencies.

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[1] Url: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/wallops/2026/06/23/nasa-wallops-to-support-launch-beginning-late-june/

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