[Launch Alert] Launch Rescheduled for Monday

[Brian Webb]

                             LAUNCH ALERT
 				  
                              Brian Webb
                     Ventura County, California
                         kd6nrp at earthlink.net
                     http://www.spacearchive.info
		       
                               2009 December 11 (Friday) 05:59 PST
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          NASA DELTA II WISE MISSION RESCHEDULED FOR DEC. 14
             NASA/United Launch Alliance Media Statement

Vandenberg AFB, Calif., (Dec. 10, 2009) - The launch of NASA's
Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission is now rescheduled
for Dec. 14, with a launch window of 6:09-6:23 a.m. PST. The first
launch attempt scheduled for Dec. 11 was delayed due to an anomaly in
the motion of a booster steering engine.

Mission managers have implemented a plan to completely resolve the
anomaly. This plan includes removing and replacing a suspect component
on Friday, Dec. 11 allowing the Delta II to be ready for Monday's
launch attempt. The current weather forecast calls for an 80 percent
chance of acceptable weather during the launch window.

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                      JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY ...

Were any of you members of the VF-, VFA-, VA, VMFA-, or VMA-
communities during 1985-1990 and actually filled out a kneeboard card
for a -7E, -7F, -7M, -9G, -9H, -9L, -9M, or -54A?

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