The KiNET-X mission studied how momentum transport is affected by kinetic-scale physics, i.e. formation of parallel electric fields and dissipation, how electromagnetic energy is converted into plasma kinetic and thermal energy, and what the interplay is between fluid- and kinetic-scale processes.

Read more about KiNET-X: https://www.nasa.gov/wallops/2021/feature/nasa-wallops-may-7-rocket-launch-exploring-energy-transport-in-space

The Principal Investigator is Dr. Delamere/University of Alaska.

The Black Brant XII-A is a four stage sounding rocket with a Talos first stage, Terrier second stage, Black Brant third stage and a Nihka fourth stage. The Black Brant XII-A can reach altitudes of about 1400 km. Payloads weighing from 300 to 1000 pounds can be flown. Additional sounding rocket vehicles

Additional sounding rocket vehicles.

The KiNET-X mission was launched on May 16, 2021 from NASA Wallops Flight Facility,