ASA Sounding Rocket Mission targeting Aug. 27 launch attempt

The TOMEX+ sounding rocket mission is targeting Wednesday Aug. 27 for the next launch attempt. The window will open 10:30 p.m.-3:30 a.m. EDT. Follow live updates on Wallops Facebook and X, with a livestream starting later in the count.

Those in the mid-Atlantic region may catch a glimpse of the rockets, weather permitting.

The Turbulent Oxygen Mixing Experiment Plus, or TOMEX+, is a NASA sounding rocket mission that will investigate one of Earth’s most turbulent atmospheric regions — the mesopause. Led by principal investigator Jim Clemmons, a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of New Hampshire.

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