Many in the U.S. East last night (November 19, 2013) saw and captured photos of the successful launch of a Minotaur I rocket, carrying the ORS-3 mission into low-Earth orbit. The photos below are from EarthSky friends on Google+ and Facebook. Thanks everybody!
Orbital Sciences Corporation, a leading space technology company, launched the satellite, which is a mission of the U.S. Department of Defense. The launch took place at approximately 8:15 p.m. (EST) last night, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia.
The mission marks the 25th launch for the Minotaur rocket (all successful) and the sixth Minotaur launched from Wallops.
Bottom line: Many along the U.S. eastern coast last night saw or captured photos of the launch of a Defense Department mission, called ORS-3, into low-Earth orbit. The mission marks the 25th launch for the Minotaur rocket (all successful) and the sixth Minotaur launched from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia.
Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Prior to that, she had worked for the University of Texas McDonald Observatory since 1976, and created and produced their Star Date radio series. Today, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of this website. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named 3505 Byrd in her honor. In 2020, she won the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society, the largest organization of professional astronomers in North America. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.
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