[Scan-DC] NASA to launch Terrier rocket from Wallops Island

[Blair Thompson]

http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/2015/08/11/nasa-launch-terrier-rocket-wallops-island/31449681/

WUSA 9 Staff, WUSA 6:35 a.m. EDT August 11, 2015 

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. (WUSA9) -- The launch window is now open at Wallops Island, Virginia. NASA plans to send up a sub-orbital rocket sometime this week between 6 and 10 a.m. 

The Terrier-Improved Malemute suborbital sounding rocket is carrying experiments from several schools, including Virginia Tech. The team built their own 3D printer to operate in space with the intention of collecting information about the effects of changing gravitational loads on 3D printing. Virginia Tech will then share their results and make any improvements to their 3D printer design based on those results. 

The rocket is expected to reach an altitude of 94 miles and people along the Eastern Shore should get a good view of it.  

If there's no clear window to launch Tuesday, the launch could happen Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday.
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