学生实验在NASA沃洛普斯飞行设施的探空火箭上发射升空

A Terrier-Improved Orion sounding rocket carrying students experiments for the RockOn! mission successfully launched from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility Aug. 17 at 6 a.m. EDT. The launch carried experiments for Cubes in Space, RockOn!, and RockSat-C student programs. The sounding rocket reached an altitude of 103 miles (116.7 kilometers) before descending back down into the Atlantic Ocean via parachute. Teams will review the payload to return the experiments back to the students.

Photo Credit: NASA/Danielle Johnson

美国东部时间8月17日早上6点，一枚由小猎犬改进的猎户座探空火箭携带着学生实验RockOn!任务从NASA的瓦勒普斯飞行设施成功发射升空。这次发射进行了太空立方体实验，RockOn！和RockSat-C学生项目。探空火箭到达了103英里(116.7公里)的高度，然后通过降落伞降落回大西洋。团队将检查有效载荷，将实验结果反馈给学生。

影像来源：NASA/Danielle Johnson