NASA sets Thursday for GLAST launch

Published: June 2, 2008 at 11:34 AM
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The Delta rocket, to be used to launch the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) spacecraft, is pictured before nine strap-on solid rocket boosters where added to the rocket, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on March 27, 2008.   (UPI Photo/Dimitri Gerondidakis/NASA)
The Delta rocket, to be used to launch the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) spacecraft, is pictured before nine strap-on solid rocket boosters where added to the rocket, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on March 27, 2008. (UPI Photo/Dimitri Gerondidakis/NASA) | Enlarge Enlarge
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., June 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency has scheduled Thursday for the launch of its Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said GLAST will be launched aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket. The launch window extends from 11:45 a.m. to 1:40 p.m. EDT daily through Aug. 7.

The GLAST liftoff date, originally set for Tuesday, was rescheduled to allow the launch team sufficient time to make sure remaining engineering issues are resolved, NASA said.


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