[Launch Alert] Launch on Schedule

[Launch Alert]

Saturday's scheduled launch of an Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg AFB appears to be on schedule. Liftoff is scheduled for 4:05 a.m. PDT, the start of a two-hour launch window. If everything goes as planned, the Atlas will send the Mars InSight lander and two communications relay satellites to Mars.

Although the weather is expected to violate launch rules (due to fog), it appears the launch can still take place. Refer to spaceflightnow.com for more information about the launch weather (see the link below).

For launch status, countdown information, and webcasts of the launch,
point your browser to:

      spaceflightnow.com/2018/05/03/av-078-mission-status-center/

      www.ulalaunch.com

      www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/#public