The two-stage Antares rocket launch from Wallops Island, Va., scheduled for 8:03 p.m., is expected to be visible to millions along the U.S. East Coast, weather permitting, said Space.com.
The flight, named CRS OA-5, is the seventh planned flight of the unmanned resupply spacecraft to the space station for NASA, added Space.com.
The rocket for this mission is named the SS Alan Poindexter for astronaut Alan G. Poindexter, a space shuttle commander who died in a 2012 water sports accident.
To those watching, the rocket will appear as a bright moving star, as the first stage uses kerosene and liquid oxygen as propellants. Observers who use binoculars might also be able to see a short contrail. Once the rocket jettison's its first stage, about 208 seconds after launch, comes a coasting phase after the first-stage shutdown, said Space.com.
For the best viewing, those in southeast New York should look south-southwest. In New England and Long Island, viewers should look southwest.
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