7:55 p.m. May 19: Minotaur 1(TacSat 3) blasts off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va.The launch is at 1:48 into the video.

The Virginia Pilot: The tweets from NASA_Wallops became monosyllabic during the early flight.

Rocket may launch a promising future for Wallops Island | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com

The photo is by the Pilot's Randall Greenwell.