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NASA News National
Aeronautics and Space
Administration John F. Kennedy
Space Center Kennedy
Space Center, Florida 32899 AC
321 867-2468 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ For Release: June 8, 2003
George Diller
Kennedy Space Center
321/867-2468
KSC Release No. 42-03
Note to Editors: MER-A
LAUNCH DELAYED FOR 24 HOURS
Launch of the MER-A spacecraft
aboard a Boeing Delta II vehicle scheduled for June 8 from Cape Canaveral Air
Force Station, Fla. has been postponed for 24 hours. Due to approaching thunderstorms
and the potential for high winds at the pad at launch time, mission managers
opted to call off today’s launch attempt.
The weather forecast for tomorrow is similar to that of today’s forecast
with a 60 percent chance of violation of weather criteria. The forecast for
Tuesday shows a slight improvement with a 40 percent chance of violation of
weather criteria. The launch times available for
Monday, June 9 are 2:02:23 p.m. and 2:40:30 p.m. EDT. NASA Television countdown coverage
will begin 12 noon EDT tomorrow. -- end --
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