America's most powerful rocket was fueled up once more on
Friday to launch a robotic test version of NASA's Orion deep-space capsule on
its first flight, a day after a series of snags forced a scrub of the first
attempt.
The United Launch Alliance Delta 4 Heavy rocket's liftoff
from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station had to be postponed on Thursday — at
first due to gusty winds, and later due to a balky fuel valve.
The good news is that ULA resolved the fuel valve issue:
"We're proceeding toward launch," the company said in a Twitter
update. The bad news is that forecasters set the prospects for launch-worthy
weather at only 40 percent, due to winds as well as the potential for rain and
cumulus clouds.
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