Showing posts with label Glory. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Glory. Show all posts

Thursday, March 3, 2011

"Glory" to be launched on March 4th


NASA's Glory spacecraft is scheduled for launch on Friday, March 4. Technical issues with ground support equipment for the Taurus XL launch vehicle led to the scrub of the original Feb. 23 launch attempt. Those issues have been resolved.
This undated image provided by NASA shows science workers monitoring a crane lifting NASA's Glory satellite's upper stack for attachment onto the Taurus XL rocket at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.(AP Photo/NASA)