NASA delays launch of spacecraft (CNN) {WISE}

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Sun Dec-13-09 04:40 AM
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NASA delays launch of spacecraft (CNN) {WISE}

(CNN) -- An equipment problem forced NASA early Friday to delay the launch of a spacecraft aimed at scanning the entire sky to discover hidden cosmic objects, the U.S. space agency said.

The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission is now scheduled to launch Monday morning.

NASA crews will tackle an anomaly in the motion of a booster steering engine by removing and replacing a suspect component on Friday, the agency said on its Web site.
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more: http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/12/11/nasa.launch.delayed/index.html

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Sun Dec-13-09 09:37 AM
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1. "Equipment problem? " Bah! The craft was actually grounded by a magical Norwegian space-spiral.

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