Updated 4/24/25
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility recently commemorated the start of construction of its new Wallops Island causeway bridge, slated for completion in early 2028. The current 65-year-old bridge, now at the end of its service life, serves as the only vehicular access to the island facilities and launch range. The new bridge will feature a flatter structure capable of accommodating the increase in heavier loads transported to and from the island in support of an increased cadence of launch operations.
NASA Wallops’ balloon team is in Wanaka, New Zealand, for the agency’s 2025 Super Pressure Balloon Campaign, where two football-stadium-sized scientific balloons carrying science investigations and technology demonstrations will take flight on a journey around the Southern Hemisphere. On April 16, the team successfully launched the first balloon of the campaign, which is currently circling the globe to further test the balloon technology. Track the balloon’s path on the agency’s Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility website at csbf.nasa.gov.
NASA Wallops is offering several hands-on internships for the upcoming fall 2025 session. Register by May 16. For more information, visit intern.nasa.gov.
The public is invited to explore the NASA Wallops Visitor Center and its engaging exhibits, videos, events, programs, and facility group tours. The visitor center is free and open to the public Thursday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, visit nasa.gov/wallops/visitor-center.
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