Posts Tagged ‘Black Brant XII’

Video from the Charged Aerosol Release Experiment (CARE) launch that happened on the 19th.

You might remember the Black Brant XII launch that didn’t happen on the 15th, weather wasn’t good on the attempt and the rocket didn’t fly. Well tonight they gave it another go and everything worked this time around.

So, what was the purpose of the launch? Below is a snippet of the full details which can be read here.

The Charged Aerosol Release Experiment (CARE) will be conducted by the Naval Research Laboratory and the Department of Defense Space Test Program using a NASA four-stage Black Brant XII suborbital sounding rocket. Using ground based instruments and the STP/NRL STPSat-1 spacecraft, scientists will study an artificial noctilucent cloud formed by the exhaust particles of the rocket’s fourth stage at about 173 miles altitude.

What a Black Brant XII rocket looks like, not picture from CARE launch.

Who doesn’t like to watch a rocket launch, even if its just a sounding rocket am I right? Well good news, one rocket launch coming up if all goes well.

Update: The launch is scrubbed, there will be no launch tonight unfortunately. There will also be no launch tomorrow, details on the next attempt are forthcoming.

You can learn more about the details here: CARE Watch the live webcast here. Launch is expected at  7:44. EDT.

The Charged Aerosol Release Experiment (CARE) will be conducted by the Naval Research Laboratory and the Department of Defense Space Test Program using a NASA four-stage Black Brant XII suborbital sounding rocket. Using ground based instruments and the STP/NRL STPSat-1 spacecraft, scientists will study an artificial noctilucent cloud formed by the exhaust particles of the rocket’s fourth stage at about 173 miles altitude.