NASA launch to be visible in Philadelphia region Monday night – NBC10 Philadelphia

A planned NASA rocket launch will be visible to people in the Philly region on Monday night, according to the space agency.

The launch is part of NASA’s Turbulent Oxygen Mixing Experiment Plus, or TOMEX+, mission, which will investigate the mesopause, a portion of the Earth’s atmosphere, the agency said.

Three sounding rockets for the mission are scheduled for the launch, NASA said.

The TOMEX+ rocket is scheduled to launch sometime between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 25 or the early hours of Tuesday, Aug. 26.

NASA will also livestream the launch as it happens from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, officials said.

Officials also caution that the launch will occur only if weather cooperates. The launch has already been postponed several times this month due to inclement weather.

According to the NBC1o First Alert Weather Team, temperatures will be in the 60s with a mostly clear sky around launch time.