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Tropical weather postpones Monday’s Atlas 5 rocket launch


Tropical weather postpones Monday’s Atlas 5 rocket launch Plans to launch a Navy communications satellite aboard an Atlas 5 rocket early Monday have been interrupted by Tropical Storm Erika, an unpredictable cyclone with its sights on Florida. “We’ve been Erika’ed,” United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno tweeted. Officials made the decision Friday night to postpone the scheduled Saturday rollout of the rocket from its assembly building to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral’s Complex 41, choosing instead to leave the 206-foot-tall booster in the safe confines of the hangar for now. That, in turn, has delayed the Monday liftoff attempt until the storm passes. “The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket carrying the MUOS 4 mission has been postponed to due uncertainty in the weather conditions associated with Tropical Storm Erika,” officials said in announcing the delay.   More



(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Aug 31)

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