NASA deploys record-breaking 29 small satellites into orbit
Friday, February 21, 2014 - 09:00
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) —A spectacular launch from Virginia's eastern shore recently resulted in the successful deployment of a record-breaking 29 small satellites into orbit, but that wasn't the only first for the mission or the bustling spaceport at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Va.