@VCSFA_MARS
 Wallops Island, VA
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Joined April 2013
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We were pleased to welcome Maryland @GovLarryHogan to Wallops to tour our range control center, sounding rockets fabrication and test facility, @VCSFA_MARS launch complex, and @NorthropGrumman Antares rocket.
group of people standing in NASA control center. governor larry hogan sitting in chair with mission director sign in the foregorund.

ALT group of people standing in NASA control center. governor larry hogan sitting in chair with mission director sign in the foregorund.

woman presenting to governor larry hogan in NASA control center. large screens in background with rocket launch information.

ALT woman presenting to governor larry hogan in NASA control center. large screens in background with rocket launch information.

Goddard director Dennis Andrucyk, Governor Larry Hogan, and Wallops director Dave Pierce holding a piece of rocket that is purple with blue NASA logo.

ALT Goddard director Dennis Andrucyk, Governor Larry Hogan, and Wallops director Dave Pierce holding a piece of rocket that is purple with blue NASA logo.

group of people in blue jackets with man pointing to a section of a large rocket inside a processing facility.

ALT group of people in blue jackets with man pointing to a section of a large rocket inside a processing facility.

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@VCSFA_MARS was pleased to host @GovLarryHogan at MARS Pad 0A as he toured @NASA_Wallops today. CEO and Executive Director Dale Nash and Deputy Director of Transportation John Lawson presented Governor Hogan with a MARS coin and patch to commemorate his visit.
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@VCSFA_MARS is honored to be a part of the team.
NRO
@NRO_gov11 Jun 2021
The National Reconnaissance Office hosted its first Media Day on June 10, 2021 at NASA Wallops in the run-up to its NROL-111 mission launch planned for June 15, 2021 at 7:00 a.m. on a Minotaur I rocket from Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad 0B on Wallops Island.
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NRO
@NRO_gov10 Jun 2021
We’re conducting final checks for our #NROL111 mission as we count down to 0700 EDT June 15 🚀. We’re proud to be working alongside our partners at @USSF_SMC, @northropgrumman, @VCSFA_MARS and @NASA_Wallops on our second launch of 2021. #BoldnessBeMyFriend #Minotaur
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Hello Neutron! @VCSFA_MARS will be ready to support in 2024.
Rocket Lab
@RocketLab1 Mar 2021
Introducing Neutron – our new 8-ton class reusable rocket tailored for mega constellations, deep space missions and human spaceflight. Learn more: bit.ly/3sBZTwb
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NASA
@NASA20 Feb 2021
We have LIFTOFF of @NorthropGrumman’s S.S. Katherine Johnson spacecraft carrying 8,000 pounds of @ISS_Research & supplies to the @Space_Station!
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Congratulations to our student aerospace engineers on a successful #ThinSat mission deployed from @northropgrumman's Antares rocket at @NASA_Wallops! Go ThinSats! 🚀 #VirginiaIsForLaunchers
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The purpose of the @SalisburyU University #ThinSat mission is to take measurements of the magnetic field using an IMU (BNO55 9DoF) sensor as well as using an RGB light sensor to detect increases in red light. #VirginiaSpace #VirginiaIsForLaunchers
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The @Virginia_Tech #ThickSat (a CubeSat consisting of and using the architecture of 6 #ThinSats) is an experimental vehicle with an integrated carbon fiber boom arm that uses the ThinSat architecture.
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#VirginiaSpace is happy to support @northropgrumman's NG-15 mission to resupply the International Space Station! #Throwback of MARS Pad 0A in 2010 during construction! #Antares
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Did you know the Transporter Erector Launcher (TEL), the hydraulic system which raises the #Antares rocket to a vertical position, can lift approximately 1.2 million pounds? That’s the equivalent of 92 adult elephants! #VirginiaSpace #VirginiaIsForLaunchers
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@VCSFA_MARS congratulates Karina Drees as the new president of CSF. We look forward to working with her on facility and launch issues.
Commercial Space Federation
@csf_space30 Nov 2020
Replying to @csf_space
@csf_spaceflight announces Karina Drees as new president, effective 1/4/21. Since ‘12, Drees has been CEO/GM of @MojaveAirport & currently serves as vice chair of @FAANews COMSTAC. More here: commercialspaceflight.org/20…
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Go #Cygnus, go! @VCSFA_MARS is proud to support @NASAWallops, @northropgrumman, and the @Space_Station!
NASA Wallops
@NASAWallops3 Oct 2020
🚀 LIFTOFF! 🚀 The Northrop Grumman Corporation #Antares rocket carrying the #Cygnus spacecraft loaded with science and supplies is on its way to the International Space Station! The spacecraft will dock with the space station on Monday, Oct. 5, at 5:20 a.m. EDT.
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We’re set to launch #Antares from @NASA_Wallops this evening at 9:16 p.m. EDT following last night’s scrub due to a ground software issue that has been resolved. Go #Antares! Go #Cygnus!
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Join us tonight at 9:38 p.m. EDT to watch @northropgrumman’s CRS-14 mission blast off to the @Space_Station from @VCSFA_MARS and @NASA_Wallops. No matter where you are in the Mid-Atlantic region, the #Antares rocket should be visible! #NASASocial #NG14
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Did you know that critical experiments and cargo can be added to @NorthropGrumman’s #Antares rocket 24 hours before launch? Learn more: bit.ly/2ENqYtf
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Learn how the Water Deluge System at @VCSFA_MARS supports and protects sensitive hardware for @northropgrumman's #Antares launch @NASA_Wallops: facebook.com/watch/?v=331022…
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Rocket Lab
@RocketLab17 Sep 2020
That’s a wrap on a successful wet dress rehearsal at Launch Complex 2 ahead of our first mission from U.S. soil! Learn more: bit.ly/35Nn7aK
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Rocket Lab
@RocketLab17 Sep 2020
LOxed and loaded at Launch Complex 2. Check!✅
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Virginia Space is excited to support @northropgrumman's upcoming NG-14 launch on September 29!
Northrop Grumman
@northropgrumman8 Sep 2020
Today we honor Kalpana Chawla, who made history at @NASA as the first female astronaut of Indian descent. Her contributions to human spaceflight have had a lasting impact. Meet our next #Cygnus vehicle, the S.S. Kalpana Chawla. Learn more: ms.spr.ly/6013TsCex
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