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Sky show is on for tonight: NASA rocket launch to be visible from R.I.

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May 19, 2009 10:46 am
By Sheila Lennon

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AP
A Minotaur rocket on the launch pad at Wallops Island, Va. Launch of a similar rocket was postponed last week when it rained every night in its 5-day launch window. All systems are go for a rescheduled launch tonight.


After being rained out last week, NASA Wallops (NASA_Wallops) on Twitter confirms that the launch of the Minotaur rocket from Wallops Island, Va., looks good for tonight.

We are "GO" for launch this evening for the Minotaur 1/TacSat-3 mission from Wallops.

The weather there and here in Rhode Island should be very clear. Look in the sky to the southwest -- where you imagine the tip of Long Island is. The launch window is between 7:35 and 11:30 p.m., but they'll go as early as they can.

The Twitter link above will tweet the countdown live.

Background:
-- Weather scrubs east-coast rocket launch again; rescheduled for next week
-- Update: NASA postpones East-coast rocket launch until Thursday
-- Va. rocket launch could be visible in R.I. on the first clear night between Tuesday and Saturday (with video)

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