ATLANTIC, Va. – After several delays, NASA has launched five rockets from Virginia that are part of a study of the upper level jet stream.
The rockets began blasting off just before 5 a.m. Tuesday from NASA’s space centre on Wallops Island. Bad weather had postponed other planned launches last week.
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The Anomalous Transport Rocket Experiment (ATREX) will help scientists understand the jet stream, which is located 60 to 65 miles above Earth’s surface.
After launching, the rockets released a chemical tracer to form white clouds that allowed scientists and the public to visualize the winds.
A NASA news release says the launches and clouds were reportedly seen from as far south as Wilmington, N.C.; west to Charleston, W.Va.; and north to Buffalo, N.Y.
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