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New England Could Catch Glimpse Of NASA Wallops Electron Rocket Launch

"There are very cool to see, if we get some breaks in the clouds," WBZ-TV chief meteorologist Eric Fisher says.

(Bryan Kirk/Patch )

March 16, 2023

BOSTON - Keep an eye to the sky Thursday evening, New England. The region might just get a glimpse of a rocket launch out of Virginia.

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Rocket Lab is set to launch its 59-foot-tall Electron rocket from NASA's Wallops facility at 6 p.m. They say the weather there is 95% favorable for the two-hour launch window.

"There are very cool to see, if we get some breaks in the clouds," WBZ-TV chief meteorologist Eric Fisher says.

Find out what's happening in Bostonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.


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