36.239 UG Black Brant IX was launched from White Sands Missile Range, NM on August 8, 2013.The purpose of the Very High Resolution Imaging Spectrograph (VERIS) mission was to advance the understanding of fundamental solar physics such as coronal heating, solar wind acceleration, flares, and coronal mass ejections. VERIS conducted observations that simultaneously incorporated high spatial and temporal resolution, broad temperature coverage, high temperature fidelity, and sensitivity to velocities and densities

For more information on this mission see:http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/veris-sounding-rocket-to-study-active-regions-on-sun/