Poker Flat Research Range

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About the range

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Poker Flat Research Range is the world's only scientific rocket launching facility owned by a university.

Poker Flat is operated by the Geophysical Institute under contract to NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, which is part of the Goddard Space Flight Center.

In addition to launching sounding rockets, Poker Flat is home to many scientific instruments designed to study the arctic atmosphere and ionosphere.

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The Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks is pleased to offer live streaming audio/video from Poker Flat Research Range during the 2020 NASA Sounding Rocket Campaign.