Nothing like a sunrise ☀️and a rocket launch 🚀! Our remote cameras on Wallops Island caught this view of the RockSat-X launch showing liftoff and second stage ignition of the Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket. | NASA's Wallops Flight Facility

LIFTOFF! Northrop Grumman Corporation's CRS-11 mission successfully launched from Pad 0A in Virginia at 4:46 p.m. The Cygnus cargo spacecraft successfully deployed and is on its way to the International Space Station. | NASA's Wallops Flight Facility

Today is our launchiversary! 73 years ago today, the first test rocket launched from Wallops Island. Wallops Flight Facility has continued to explore and innovate launch technologies ever since! Take a look back at some of our launches throughout Wallops history. | NASA's Wallops Flight Facility

In 2019, NASA supported science missions worldwide! During this trip around the Sun, 🎈12 missions flew on a NASA science balloon 🚀17 suborbitalNASA sounding rockets launched 📡The Near Earth Network spent 12,716 hours communicating with satellites in orbit ...and so much more! Thanks for exploring with us this year – we can't wait for you to see what's in store for 2020! ***Since the making of this video, NASA's scientific balloon program launched another balloon from Antarctica! | NASA's Wall

Wallops Flight Facility is so much more than a place to launch rockets. Catch a glimpse of the different science and engineering missions we have going on all around the world! | NASA's Wallops Flight Facility

Welcome to Wallops, U.S. AirForce Thunderbirds! Despite some low cloud coverage, the team was able to safely land their F-16 aircraft at Wallops in preparation for the upcoming OC Air Show. More performers will be arriving throughout the week! The Thunderbirds will be out practicing Friday afternoon and performing June 16-17. How to watch from the Visitor Center: https://go.nasa.gov/2M8bHSH. | NASA's Wallops Flight Facility