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Rare Rocket Launch in Va. May Wow East Coast

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(Newser) – A rare mid-Atlantic rocket launch could give Americans up and down the East Coast a special night sight next week, Space.com reports. NASA's launch of a spy satellite from Wallops Island in Virginia is scheduled after sunset Tuesday, with a window of 8 to 11pm. Similar events, mostly on the West Coast, have produced stunning contrails twisted by winds into strange patterns and colors. The launch will be visible as far west as Kentucky.

A rocket launch at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
A rocket launch at Cape Canaveral, Florida.   (AP Photo)
The contrail of a rocket.
The contrail of a rocket.   (AP Photo)
A Delta II rocket launches from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in Calif.
A Delta II rocket launches from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in Calif.   (AP Photo)
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SPH
May 2, 09 4:35 PM CDT
Although I dislike and distrust their motives, the North Korean regime did the exact same thing and were condemned worldwide....Go figure.... Reply
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Rob
May 3, 09 8:58 AM CDT
Sigh. No, it wasn't "the exact same thing." No one will condemn the US for this launch, not even North Korea.
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Observer
May 2, 09 5:40 PM CDT
How many other rocket launch sites does the military have? Cut the space war budgets Mr. Obama. Reply
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