NASA Mars rocket launch may produce spectacular early morning display over SoCal
Remember this fantastic view from a launch in 2015? We might see one that looks similar this weekend in Southern California.
Photo taken by Jack Jewell on September 2, 2015 @ Cape Canaveral, FL
NASA is about to do something it has never done before. On Saturday, May 5th, the space agency will attempt to launch a rocket to Mars from the west coast of the USA. Exhaust from the early-morning liftoff will produce a luminous plume over Southern California and a potential display of artificial noctilucent clouds visible from a wider area.
On Saturday morning, May 5th, sometime between 4:05 a.m. and 6:05 am PDT, the space agency will attempt to launch a rocket to Mars from the west coast of the USA from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Liftoff of the Atlas 5 carrying the InSight Mars lander will create a plume widely visible around Southern California . This movie shows where to look:
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/05...spectacular-early-morning-display-over-socal/
Remember this fantastic view from a launch in 2015? We might see one that looks similar this weekend in Southern California.
Photo taken by Jack Jewell on September 2, 2015 @ Cape Canaveral, FL
NASA is about to do something it has never done before. On Saturday, May 5th, the space agency will attempt to launch a rocket to Mars from the west coast of the USA. Exhaust from the early-morning liftoff will produce a luminous plume over Southern California and a potential display of artificial noctilucent clouds visible from a wider area.
On Saturday morning, May 5th, sometime between 4:05 a.m. and 6:05 am PDT, the space agency will attempt to launch a rocket to Mars from the west coast of the USA from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Liftoff of the Atlas 5 carrying the InSight Mars lander will create a plume widely visible around Southern California . This movie shows where to look:
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/05...spectacular-early-morning-display-over-socal/
