NASA's Wallops Flight Facility 2 hrs ·
The launch tonight of a Black Brant IX suborbital rocket from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility occurred at 7:07 p.m. The primary purpose of the flight was to test the performance of the second-stage Black Brant motor. Preliminary indications are that the motor performed as planned. Preliminary data analysis of the technology experiments on the payload is in progress.
(NASA Photo/P. Black)