The latest weather forecast stands at 85% favorable for the launch of Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket from Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Launch has been rescheduled for 3:21 p.m. EST on Saturday, Feb. 15 due to strong upper level winds on Friday.
At this time, the main weather concern for a Saturday afternoon launch is cloud ceiling height.
Northrop Grumman’s 13th contracted cargo resupply mission with NASA will deliver more than 7,500 pounds of science and research, crew supplies and vehicle hardware to the International Space Station.
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