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Cloudsat/CALIPSO Launch Rescheduled to April 25
April 23, 2006
Erica Hupp/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington (202) 358-1237/0668 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. (321) 867-2468 Alan Buis (CloudSat) Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. (818) 354-0474 Chris Rink (CALIPSO) Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. (757) 864-6786 MEDIA ADVISORY: 06-072 NASA'S CLOUDSAT AND CALIPSO LAUNCH RESCHEDULED The launch of NASA's CloudSat and CALIPSO (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations) was rescheduled for Tuesday, April 25. Launch is set for 6:02 a.m. EDT from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Launch commentary on NASA TV starts at 4 a.m. EDT. The weather forecast calls for a 90 percent probability of acceptable launch conditions. Media covering the launch on Tuesday should meet at the Vandenberg main gate at 5 a.m. EDT (2 a.m. PDT) for escort to the press site. Media needing accreditation for launch should call Staff Sgt. Allen Puckett at (805) 606-3595 at the 30th Space Wing Public Affairs Office. A recorded CloudSat and CALIPSO launch status update is available at: (805) 734-2693. -end- |
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