In October 2022, Tariq received the Harry Kolcum Award for excellence in space reporting from the National Space Club Florida Committee. Before joining, Tariq was a staff reporter for The Los Angeles Times covering education and city beats in La Habra, Fullerton and Huntington Beach. He became 's Managing Editor in 2009 and Editor-in-Chief in 2019. He covers human spaceflight, exploration and space science, as well as skywatching and entertainment. Tariq is the Editor-in-Chief of and joined the team in 2001, first as an intern and staff writer, and later as an editor. This NASA experiment shows promise for farm-fresh foods in spaceĮmail Tariq Malik at or follow him.Antares rocket launches Cygnus cargo ship on marathon mission for NASA.Cygnus cargo ship leaves International Space Station, begins new mission in orbit.Wallops officials will post mission updates at the Wallops Mission Status Center here, as well as on Facebook and Twitter. Local spectators can also catch the launch at Robert Reed Park on Chincoteague Island and on Beach Road between Chincoteague and Assateague Islands, according to NASA's guide. Wallops will also stream live video and audio on its Ustream channel here beginning at 12:30 p.m. Directions and guidelines for launch viewing are here.The Visitor Center will open at 1:30 p.m. If you are near Virginia's Eastern Shore region, you can watch the Cygnus launch in person from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center. If you have cloudy skies or an obstructed view, you can watch the Cygnus launch live here and on 's homepage, courtesy of NASA TV. Sightings at the furthest edges of the visibility range in Connecticut, West Virginia and North Carolina would not begin until 180 seconds after liftoff, according to NASA's map. Depending on your location, the rocket could look like a fast-moving, red light and may not be visible right at launch time. (Image credit: NASA Wallops Flight Facility)Īccording to a NASA visibility map, the launch could be visible across the mid-Atlantic region, with sightings possible as far north as Connecticut as far east as northeastern West Virginia and as far south as eastern North Carolina.Ĭlear skies and an unobscured view in the direction of the launch is vital. This NASA map shows the potential range of visibility for Northrop Grumman's launch of an Antares rocket carrying the Cygnus NG-13 cargo ship for NASA from the Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia on Feb.
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