Lewes Rocket

This photo of the rocket launch was taken by Carrie in Lewes.

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. – Three TOMEX+ mission sounding rockets launched successfully from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Aug. 28. creating a nighttime spectacle.

The series of rockets took off beginning at approximately 10:43 p.m. However, officials delayed the launch window multiple times because of cloudy conditions.

"TOMEX+" is short for Turbelent Oxygen Mixing Experiment Plus. The goal of the  flights are to study the mesosphere, a layer of the Earth's atmosphere, by spreading vapor tracers and tracking lights. 

Newark Maryland Rocket

This photo of the rocket launch was taken by Allison in Newark, Maryland. 

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Torie joined CoastTV's team in September of 2021. She graduated from the University of Delaware in May of 2021.

Torie started at CoastTV as a Photographer/Editor, then went on to report in Milford, Milton and Lewes primarily. Now, she is the Managing Content Editor, helping find stories, assist reporters, write for the website and manage digital entities.

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