NASA & Magellan Aerospace will be launching the Black Brant XII Sounding Rocket for their 6th attempt from NASA Wallops Island launch facility to conduct KiNETic-scale energy and momentum transport eXperiment which could lead to creation of artificial Auroras.
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A mission to explore energy transport in space using a NASA suborbital sounding rocket launching May 16, 2021, from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia may provide a brief light show for residents of the eastern United States and Bermuda. The first, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th attempt was scrubbed due to upper level winds not in the required range or unclear skies , hence now they are aiming for Sunday May 16 for the Black Brant XII Rocket Launch from NASA Wallops facility.
Timeline:
0:00:00 - Intro
0:06:14 - Why satellites stay in orbit
0:13:59 - Black Brant XII Rocket Desc
0:17:07 - Flight Profile
0:18:29 - How Auroras are formed
0:23:08 - Barium Cannister Desc
0:38:36 - Web Coverage Begins
1:44:04 - Liftoff
1:59:14 - Some Cool & beautiful shots captured by you guys
The mission is scheduled for no earlier than 8:06 p.m. EDT with a 40-minute launch window, Sunday, May 16. This is the Final day inside their Launch Window. The launch may be visible, weather permitting, in much of the eastern United States from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi River.
A four-stage Black Brant XII rocket will be used for the mission that includes the release of barium vapor that will form two green-violet clouds that may be visible for about 30 seconds. The barium vapor is not harmful to the environment or public health. The first and second stage are the Mk 11 Mod 5 Talos rocket motor and the Terrier motor. The third stage is a modified Black Brant VC motor. The Black Brant nozzle is extended for exoatmospheric use and the tailcan has been changed to enclose the nozzle. The aft end of the tailcan has a restraining device to keep the Taurus and Black Brant connected while coasting.
A mission to explore energy transport in space using a NASA suborbital sounding rocket launch is scheduled to be conducted the evening of May 16 from NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility in Virginia.
The mission, called the KiNETic-scale energy and momentum transport eXperiment, or KiNet-X, is designed to study a very fundamental problem in space plasmas, namely, how are energy and momentum transported between different regions of space that are magnetically connected? This is a very simple experiment with known input parameters that will allow us to quantify the flow of energy to the electrons. It is possible the KiNET-X payload will generate auroral emissions on a very small scale, but that is an unknown aspect of this experiment. In-situ instruments will, however, measure the energized electrons directly
The launch of the Black Brant XII sounding rocket carrying the KiNET-X payload was postponed to no earlier than 8:06 p.m., Sunday, May 16. The Wallops launch was postponed due to upper level winds not being within the required limits for a safe launch. The launch window for Tuesday runs until 8:46 p.m.
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