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How to watch the LADEE launch tonight
The Minotaur V rocket on the launchpad at NASA Wallops Flight Facility. The rocket is carrying the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) probe, bound for the Moon. [Credit: moi]I’m currently at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility, preparing to watch the launch of the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE). This is the first space probe headed to the Moon to be launched from Wallops, and the first mission using Orbital Sciences’ Minotaur V rocket. The launch is tonight at 11:27 US Eastern time, so I am preparing to imbibe a mega dose of caffeine.
[…] also wrote a brief viewing guide for the LADEE launch, which is now necessarily obsolete. However, you can find a lot of photos and video from the launch […]
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[…] also wrote a brief viewing guide for the LADEE launch, which is now necessarily obsolete. However, you can find a lot of photos and video from the launch […]