December 12, 2016 at 02:51AM December 12, 2016 at 02:51AM

A rocket will launch from the belly of an airplane tomorrow, sending eight NASA satellites into orbit Tomorrow, NASA will attempt to launch eight small satellites to space on board a Pegasus XL rocket, manufactured by private spaceflight company Orbital ATK. Called the CYGNSS mission, the probes are meant to study various aspects of tropical storms and hurricanes from orbit, in order to help scientists better understand how these cyclones form. But launching these satellites into orbit won’t look like your typical trip to space, where a rocket takes off vertically from a launch pad on the ground. Instead, this launch will take place in the air. The Pegasus XL rocket launches after being dropped from the belly of an airplane That’s because the Pegasus XL rocket launches after being dropped from the belly of an airplane. First, Orbital’s... Continue reading…