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Rocket Launch to Be Visible from Philly This Week!

Ouu this is so cool!  I was always jealous of people who lived near Cape Canaveral because they get to see this all the time! Here are the details from…

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WENCHANG, CHINA – MAY 29: A Long March-7 Y3 carrier rocket carrying the Tianzhou-2 cargo spacecraft blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on May 29, 2021 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. (Photo by Liu Yang/VCG via Getty Images)

Ouu this is so cool!  I was always jealous of people who lived near Cape Canaveral because they get to see this all the time!

Northrop Grumman's Minotaur 1 is scheduled for a 7 a.m. takeoff from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

The 69-foot-tall rocket should be visible after takeoff in the Mid-Atlantic region. In the Philly region, people should be prepared to see the rocket 30 to 60 seconds after liftoff, according to a map provided by NASA.

Nicole Michalik is the afternoon drive host on 925XTU. She has been with the station for the past 5 years and was named CRS New Face of Country Music. Nicole always had a strong love for pop-culture and has been working in entertainment since her college internship. As a content creator for 925XTU, Nicole writes articles on Philly happenings, sports, celebrity relationships, pop culture moments and anything else she finds fun and exciting!