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Launching from Wallops Island

A once sleepy launch site on Virginia’s Eastern Shore has re-awakened as a thriving spaceport.


Earth Observatory images by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using data provided by the U.S. Geological Survey. Caption by Adam Voiland.

Published July 12, 2014
Data acquired May 3, 2014

Source:
Landsat 8 > OLI