Hi All,
Yesterday we drove south to Chincoteague Island. Along the way we stopped at the Wallops Island Flight Facility.
Started as a Navy test facility in 1945, Wallops transferred to NASA in 1956. They launch orbital and sub-orbital research rockets and manage the high altitude balloon program ( usually launched from Antarctica).
From the observation deck we saw this big array of satellite antennas.
This test article validated the Mercury Program launch abort system.
This is a Nike-Cajun sounding rocket.
After Wallops we settled into the campground on Chincoteague Island. Sitting out on a 70 degree evening
and enjoying a lovely sunset.
Love,
Sandy & Carl
Sandy & Carl
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Photographed and sent from Carl's iPhone
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