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RE: WISE Satellite

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The weather forecast says there is only a 20% chance of a scrub, although it does call for fog. So there is a definite possibility that we will be socked in with relatively poor visibility. That is pretty common here at Vandenberg, since the launch pad is literally only a few hundred feet from the ocean.
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The universe is filled with objects that don't emit enough light to be seen, leaving countless gaps in scientists' cartographic understanding of space, both near and far.
A $320 million NASA project seeks to fill in the blank spots after it launches into orbit a Utah-built telescope that will snap an infrared image every 11 seconds for six months, detecting and plotting millions of previously unknown objects. Called Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, this project promises countless new discoveries, leaving a decades-long legacy, scientists say.
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The United Launch Alliance, a Centennial-based rocket company, postponed the launch Friday to replace a component on the Delta II rocket. The blast off is now scheduled for just after 7:09 a.m. Dec. 14.
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NASA spacecraft to map sky

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NASA is getting ready to launch a new space telescope that will scan the entire sky for the infrared glow of hidden asteroids and stars that are close to Earth but too dim to be easily seen.
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The launch of the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) has been rescheduled to the 14th December, 2009.
The launch window extends from 14:09 to 14:23 GMT (9:09 to 9:23 a.m. EST).

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A Delta II rocket, assembled at Decaturs United Launch Alliance plant, is to launch NASAs Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer on Friday at 8:09 a.m. CST.
Weather could cause delays, with NASA forecasts suggesting only a 20 percent chance of favourable weather.
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A gloomy forecast for Friday failed to wash away excitement among scientists eagerly awaiting the launch of a Delta 2 rocket with a NASA satellite.
The rocket, with the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer satellite, or WISE, is set blast off from Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base. The launch window will open at 6:09:33 a.m. Friday and extend slightly longer than 14 minutes.
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Making a better atlas is what Wright and his colleagues hope to do with NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, space mission. Scheduled to launch Friday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the $320-million spacecraft will photograph the entire night sky in infrared light. In the process, it will capture hundreds of thousands of previously unknown objects that are too cool and too dark to light up our night time sky.
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