NASA Testing On East Coast Will Produce A Dazzling Light Show

  • 9 years ago
NASA will be treating some residents of the East Coast to a dazzling light show on Wednesday evening.

NASA will be treating some residents of the East Coast to a dazzling light show on Wednesday evening.
They'll be testing their modified Black Brant suborbital rocket, which will release barium and strontium into the atmosphere.  
Both of these elements produce brightly colored streaks under such conditions.
The launch is slated to occur, conditions permitting, between 7 and 9 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, and the craft will