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Tropical Storm Erika Delayed Blastoff for US Navy set for Sept. 2 on Most Powerful Atlas V Rocket: Watch Live
MUOS-4 US Navy communications satellite and Atlas V rocket at pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL for launch on Sept. 2, 2015 at 5:59 a.m. EDT. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL – Blastoff of an advanced communications satellite for the US Navy is set for early Wednesday morning, Sept. 2, using the most powerful variant of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket-following a 48 hour postponement due to terrible weather expected from Tropical Storm Erika, which pounded islands in the Caribbean causing destruction and over 20 deaths.
The threat of strong winds and heavy rains forced Florida Gov. Rick Scott to declare a state of emergency in every county in Florida last (…)
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Post tags: altas v, Atlas V 551, Atlas V rocket, cape canaveral, military space, MUOS, MUOS-3, MUOS-4, SLC-41, US Navy
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Source: http://www.universetoday.com/121951/tropical-storm-erika-delayed-blastoff-for-us-navy-set-for-sept-2-on-most-powerful-atlas-v-rocket-watch-live/
