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Space related: NASA Wallops Island Visitor Center slated for closure Oct 1

This is 100% a travesty. I’ve been a few times for rocket launches and it’s a great experience. The staff there are really informative and you get live updates while you wait. They even clued us in to the ISS passing by while we were waiting for a rocket launch that would be resupplying it. Amazing how “close” it was but would not have known about without being told. From what I can tell, they’ll only be launching sounding rockets prior to closure, one of which will carry university experiments including one from VA Tech. If you’re passing through the Eastern Shore prior to closure, it’s worth a stop even without a launch.
Posted: 08/08/2025 at 09:32 PM ET

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Space related: NASA Wallops Island Visitor Center slated for closure Oct 1
GOHOKEE 08/08/25 09:32 PM ET
I live on the shore and this is a huge loss especially for local school
Hokebury 08/09/25 11:15 AM ET
Are they stopping launches, or just closing the visitor's center?**
HOKIERIT 08/09/25 08:47 AM ET
Visitor’s Center **
GOHOKEE 08/09/25 09:46 AM ET