Three Black Brant IX sounding rockets ... in Virginia. The launch window opens April 8, 2024, at 2:40 p.m. EDT. Launching approximately 45 minutes before, during, and after the peak local eclipse ...

Though coastal Virginia will only get about 81% coverage during the eclipse's peak, the rockets launched from Wallops Island will likely capture invaluable data about the eclipse shadow's ...

Nasa’s three sounding rockets will be launched before, during and just after the eclipse from Virginia to measure these changes. The major decrease in sunlight provoked by the eclipse – more ...