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NASA: Glory's lift-off scheduled for Friday, March 4th

Vandenberg, USA - Solved the technical problems, the satellite will depart from Vandenberg Air Force Base

NASA unveils that the technical problems that caused the postponements of the launch of "Glory" satellite have been resolved and its lift-off is currently scheduled for 5:09:43 am EST on Friday 4 March, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, in California. The departure was originally scheduled for February 23rd, but just minutes before the launch a technical problem caused the operation to be delayed...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1126446
Rome, Italy, 03/02/2011 17:14
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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