{"id":20899,"date":"2013-04-17T12:39:39","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T16:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=20899"},"modified":"2013-04-17T12:39:39","modified_gmt":"2013-04-17T16:39:39","slug":"wallops-island-va-rocket-launch-may-be-visible-from-d-c-area-this-evening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2013\/04\/wallops-island-va-rocket-launch-may-be-visible-from-d-c-area-this-evening\/","title":{"rendered":"UPADTE: NO LAUNCH TODAY &#8211; Wallops Island, Va. rocket launch may be visible from D.C. area this evening"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Antares rocket launch aborted<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/capitalweather\/status\/324625422958620674\">April 17, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leesburgtoday.com\/news\/purcellville-to-unveil-love-letters-exhibit-monday\/article_28f340fa-a768-11e2-bb5c-001a4bcf887a.html\">NASA rocket launch this evening at 5 p.m. viewable from Washington, D.C.<\/a> &#8211; Capital Weather Gang, <em>The Post<\/em><br \/>\nWow, this could be cool:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Assuming good weather, Washingtonians will be able to catch a view of the most spectacular rocket launch from NASA\u2019s Wallops Island, Va. flight facility since its inception&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;If it\u2019s determined the mission is a go, look east and the rocket will be viewable about 10 degrees above the horizon in the Washington area.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The launch window is 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. I&#8217;m hoping for a launch around 5, because I&#8217;ll still be in Tysons, the highest elevation of the D.C. area.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nUPDATE<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Where to look for rocket from diff points in DC, Annapolis, Atlantic City, Richmond + NYC: <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/24L5MV4oy5\" title=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/YvsWNi\">bit.ly\/YvsWNi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/capitalweather\/status\/324576216831107072\">April 17, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Antares rocket launch aborted &mdash; Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) April 17, 2013 NASA rocket launch this evening at 5 p.m. viewable from Washington, D.C. &#8211; Capital Weather Gang, The Post Wow, this could be cool: Assuming good weather, Washingtonians will be able to catch a view of the most spectacular rocket launch from NASA\u2019s Wallops [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[102],"tags":[1872],"class_list":["post-20899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-virginia","tag-va"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UPADTE: NO LAUNCH TODAY - Wallops Island, Va. rocket launch may be visible from D.C. area this evening - William F. 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