Courtesy of Cmdr Jaycee and the Seesat-L listserv
For those along the US East Coast, NASA is planning to launch five Terrier - Malemute sounding rockets over a five minute span tonight (sometime between midnight to 1:30 AM, EDT) from Wallops Island, Virginia.
"As part the mission, the five rockets will release a chemical tracer that will form milky, white clouds that allow scientists and the public to “see” the winds in space. These clouds may be visible for up to 20 minutes by residents from South Carolina to southern New Hampshire and Vermont."
For more, see:
NASA Jet Stream Study Will Light up The Night Sky
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/missions/atrex-nightlight.html
NASA - Anomalous Transport Rocket Experiment (ATREX)
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/missions/atrex.html
NASA to Launch 5 Rockets to Study Jet Stream | ATREX Mission | Space.com
http://www.space.com/14792-nasa-5-rocket-launches-edge-space.html
