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  • Weather looking acceptable for Atlas launch

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    CAPE CANAVERAL — The preliminary weather outlook for Thursday night’s Atlas 5 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral is cloudy but optimistic that the vehicle will fly as scheduled. A weather front in North Florida and a developing low pressure system in the Central Gulf of Mexico will be influencing the weather along the Space Coast,…

  • Weather looking good for Delta 2 launch

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    VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE — The weather outlook is 80 percent favorable for launch of the Delta 2 rocket early Thursday morning from California, with cloud thickness posing the only worry, meteorologists report. At launch time, the forecast predicts mid- and high-level clouds, good visibility, light northeasterly winds and a temperature of 45-50 degrees F.…

  • Thick clouds a concern for Tuesday’s Atlas 5 launch

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      Credit: ULA CAPE CANAVERAL — The preliminary weather forecast for Tuesday evening’s Atlas 5 rocket launch carrying a Navy communications satellite predicts a 60 percent chance of acceptable conditions, with thick clouds the main threat against flying at 7:43 p.m. EST as scheduled. “On launch day, high pressure migrates east of the peninsula in…

  • Weather not looking promising for Atlas 5 launch

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    Rainy weather at the California launch site is forecast to put a damper on plans to fly an Atlas 5 rocket on Thursday evening. Air Force meteorologists are predicting a combination of rain, clouds and even lightning, with a mere 10 percent chance of acceptable liftoff conditions. “A well-developed frontal system will dig into the…

  • Winds sensor opens door for Earth science from ISS

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    Part of the RapidScat instrument assembly is seen attached to the space station’s Dextre robot during the transfer from the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Credit: NASA A $26 million science instrument carried to the International Space Station last month by SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule has been switched on and is measuring winds over the world’s oceans…

  • Upgraded Japanese weather satellite set for launch

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    A space-based weather monitor, equipped with upgraded instruments for more detailed and timely data on tropical cyclones and thunderstorms, is scheduled for launch Tuesday on top of Japan’s 25th H-2A rocket. The H-2A rocket arrives at the launch pad Monday after rollout from its Vehicle Assembly Building. Photo credit: MHI The Himawari 8 weather observatory…