NASA Wallops Flight Facility

NASA Wallops Flight Facility (HM1794)

Location: Wallops Island, VA 23337 Accomack County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 56.383', W 75° 27.423'

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The Wallops Island Flight Facility was established in 1945 by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and is one of the oldest launch sites in the world. This facility was built to conduct aeronautical research using rocket-propelled vehicles. Its first rocket, the Tiamat, was launched on 4 July 1945. With the birth of NASA in 1958, Wallops contributed to the development of components of space flight programs, capsule escape, and recovery techniques. In 1981, Wallops was consolidated with the Goddard Space Flight Center and is now NASA's primary facility for suborbital programs.

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HM Number	HM1794
Tags	Air and Space
Marker Number	WY 12-a
Year Placed	2008
Placed By	Department of Historic Resources
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Saturday, October 18th, 2014 at 1:58am PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	18S E 459839 N 4199224
Decimal Degrees	37.93971667, -75.45705000
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 37° 56.383', W 75° 27.423'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	37° 56' 22.98" N, 75° 27' 25.38" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	757
Closest Postal Address	At or near 612 Chincoteague Rd, Wallops Island VA 23337, US
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