Earth Observing Satellite Launch Scrubbed Again
Environment News Service, July, 2004
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, California (ENS) — After several launch delays earlier this week to resolve equipment problems, NASA scientists this morning had planned to send latest the Earth observing satellite Aura into orbit, but at the last moment the launch was scrubbed for the second time this week.
Just three minutes before the scheduled lift-off as they were transferring the satellite power source from batteries to internal power, the battery current level dropped too low, forcing the mission scrub, according to Alan Buis of the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab.
Engineers and mission managers will meet today to decide when another launch attempt will be made. Buis said it could be as early as tomorrow morning or it could be later in the week. The mission could stand down...
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