June 7, 2013 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch Page 35 Rocket Launched At Wallops Island Photo Courtesy of Wallops Island By SHAWN J. SOPER NEWS EDITOR WALLOPS ISLAND – Shortly after 11 p.m. on Wednesday, the latest rocket launch from NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility arched its way across the Lower Shore sky, providing residents and visitors throughout the mid-Atlantic region with what has become a more common light show of sorts. After the initial launched planned for Tuesday was scrubbed because of technical issues, a Black Brant XII suborbital rocket carrying a Cosmic Infrared Background Experiment (CIBER) was successfully launched from the Wallops Island Spaceport around 11:05 p.m. on Wednesday. With crystal clear night skies, the launch was visible throughout the resort area and across the mid-Atlantic region. According to NASA officials, the launch was reportedly seen from as far north as central New Jersey and southwestern Pennsylvania and as far south as northeastern North Carolina. With CIBER, scientists are studying the origins of the universe when the first stars and galaxies formed and how brightly they burned their nuclear fuel. The Black Brant XII rocket launched at Wallops on Wednesday night was equipped with a payload designed to gather information about the origin of the universe. Jamie Bock, principal investigator from the California Institute of Technology, reported on Thursday good data was received from the payload. The suborbital Black Brant XII rocket carrying the CIBER payload was launched to an altitude of about 358 miles above the Atlantic Ocean. After reaching its altitude and collecting its data, it fell harmlessly into the ocean as planned and will not be recovered. Featuring Hand-Patted Burgers & Hand-Cut Fries Enjoy Our Great Outdoor Deck Open Daily • Mon.-Fri. At 4pm • Sat. & Sun. At 11am BAR OPENS 9AM SATURDAY & SUNDAY Enjoy Crushes & George’s Bloody Marys! Happy Hour Monday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. ENTERTAINMENT & DRINK SPECIALS FRIDAY: DJ Jeremy 9pm-1am $5 Boh Personal Pitchers • $4 Fireball SATURDAY: DJ Trixx, 9pm-1am $1 Natty Boh Cans $6 Domestic Personal Pitchers SUNDAY: ALL DAY $6 George’s Bloody Mary’s Plus $6 Frozen Drinks & Crushes MONDAY: DINNER SPECIALS, 4-10 P.M. MONDAY: $21 Twin Crabcake TUESDAY: $17 Stuffed Flounder WEDNESDAY: $6 Burgers & Chicken Sandwiches THURSDAY: $19 Steak & Cake FRIDAY: $19 Seafood Platter 1/2 Price Bottles Of Wine With Entree SATURDAY: $18 Prime Rib SUNDAY: $14 Grilled Pork Loin *Starts 1pm* Malibu Deck Party With DJ Jeremy On Our Deck 5-9 pm $7 Malibu Buckets, 5pm-close TUESDAY: Attention Softball Players, Come See Us In Uniform & Get $2 Bud Lt. 16 oz. Drafts $6 Cheesesteaks WEDNESDAY: 9pm-close $2 Miller Lt. & Coors Lt. 16 oz. Drafts $3.50 Frozen Margaritas THURSDAY: Attention Softball Players, Come See Us In Uniform & Get $2 Bud Lt. 16 oz. Drafts $6 Cheesesteaks Sunday Surf Nite The Ox Back Room Enter Weekly To Win A Surfboard Prizes For Best Hawaiian Shirt & Cutest Sundress $3 Tequila Shots $2 Dos Equis, Corona, Heineken & Longboard $1 Sliders & Tacos Enjoy Beer Pong, Bags & FlipCup On Our Covered Outdoor Patio 127th St. & Coastal Hwy., Ocean City MD 21842 • 410-250-6440 theblueox.com • info@theblueox.com • facebook.com/theblueox FREE WI-FI • KIDS MENU • SPORTS BAR • KENO