NASA Wallops Rocket launch is a no go

The week-long wait on NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility’s launch had come to a conclusion when NASA Wallops official Twitter confirmed this Saturday the Black Brant XII sounding rocket carrying the KiNET-X payload was “a go” for Saturday afternoon, May 15. The launch was cancelled due to abnormal weather.

Join the launch watch

If all goes as planned, NASA’s Black Brant XII sounding rocket will launch at 8:03 p.m. Eastern time (ET) with live coverage starting at 7:30 p.m. (ET). For those who live in the United States, the launch may be visible in much of the eastern side of the United States from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River if the skies remain clear.