NASA satellite attached to booster rocket for launch

NASA's next-generation communications satellite was mounted atop the Atlas 5 rocket Sunday, kicking off the final week of preparations to send the science-relay spacecraft into orbit. The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite K, or TDRS K, is scheduled for liftoff from Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 next Tuesday, Jan. 29, at 8:52 p.m. EST. The evening's available window extends 40 minutes. More

(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jan 22)