Reaching Farther Wallops Flight Facility April 11, 2017

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Reaching Farther Wallops Flight Facility April 11, 2017 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Reaching Farther Wallops Flight Facility Bill Wrobel, Director April 11, 2017

Super Pressure Balloon Awaiting launch in Wanaka, New Zealand Thus far, weather at ground and surface levels have prevented launch attempts

Operation IceBridge Team deployed to Thule Air Base, Greenland First P-3 Operation IceBridge mission with new wings and tail Approximately 140 hours flown thus far in support of OIB

Sounding Rockets Upcoming Missions from Wallops Completed successful Poker Flat campaign Four launches, three within a two hour period Studied Auroras and interactions of solar winds with Earth’s upper atmosphere Upcoming Missions from Wallops Subtec 7: May 2 Payload Ampule Testing Demonstration: May 23 RockOn: June 22 ASPIRE: August 1 RockSat-X: August 15

Upcoming Missions Antares will return to Wallops in late summer/early fall 2017 2 Antares missions on schedule for 2018 A Minotaur I (pictured right) has been scheduled to launch from Wallops in 2018

North Wallops Island Fire Station slated for completion in Summer 2017 New Facilities North Wallops Island Fire Station slated for completion in Summer 2017

New Facilities Mission Operations Command Center completion targeted for late Spring/Early summer 2017.

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