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RE: Solar Dynamics Observatory

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Winds are still Red

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Launch rescheduled to 15:56 UT

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60% chance that strong winds will scrub today's launch.

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Live Broadcast

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The Solar Dynamics Observatory, set to launch on Wednesday, will watch for solar 'tsunamis' and other events that may impact Earth
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The ULA Atlas 5 rocket with the Solar Dynamics Observatory has began its rollout to the launch pad.

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The Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, is set to launch from Florida at 10:26 a.m. EST on Feb. 10, on an unprecedented mission to study the sun and its dynamic behaviour.
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Ed ~ the launch window extends from 15:26 to 16:26 GMT

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UK scientists gear up for NASA's latest mission - Solar Dynamics Observatory

UK scientists are gearing up for the launch of NASA's latest space mission, set to launch from Cape Canaveral at 15.30 GMT, on Tuesday, 9 February 2010. The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) will deliver high resolution images of the Sun ten times better than the average High-Definition television to help scientists understand more about the Sun and its disruptive influence on services like communications systems on Earth. The UK, including scientists and engineers from the Science and Technology Facility Council's (STFC's) Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), has provided essential expertise and technology to the mission.
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