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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 29, 2003
Tracy Young Kennedy Space
Center, Fla. 321/867-2468 KSC Release
No: 51-03 Note to
Editors: MER-B “OPPORTUNITY” LAUNCH DELAYED
Launch of
the MER-B “Opportunity” Mars Exploration Rover aboard a Boeing Delta II Heavy
launch vehicle has been postponed due to upper level wind conditions at launch
time.
The next
opportunity for launch is at 11:46:14 p.m. EDT, June 29. A second opportunity exists at
12:28:07 a.m. EDT, June 30. At
this time, the weather forecast for the next launch opportunity shows a slight improvement with a 30
percent chance of violation of weather criteria.
NASA
Television countdown coverage will begin at 9:45 p.m., June 29.
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