[Launch Alert] L-2 Media Update: ULA Atlas V InSight Launch Set for May 5

[Launch Alert]

The following are excerpts from a launch update received at 9:06 p.m. Thursday from the United Launch Alliance:

"Good evening - The ULA and NASA Launch Readiness Review was completed today and  everything is progressing toward the ULA Atlas V InSight mission for NASA. The mission is set to lift off on an Atlas V rocket on Saturday, May 5 from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Today’s L- 2 forecast shows a 20 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch. The two-hour launch window begins at 4:05 a.m. PT ...


Launch Forecast Summary:

Overall probability of violating weather constraints: 80%

Primary concerns: Launch Visibility

 

Overall probability of violating weather constraints for 24 hour delay: 80%

Primary concern: Launch Visibility

 
Launch Broadcast

Live launch coverage will begin at 3:30 a.m. PT on May 5.

Web cast available at: www.ulalaunch.com ..."