A short ode to Jupiter 2
Fly fast and fly soon. Please leave for orbit tomorrow at noon. Fly safe and fly free. Please rain some primetime bandwidth on me.
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Better to find and fix problems now rather than a big bang on lift-off:
The EchoStar 19 spacecraft will be propelled into orbit atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket on Sunday, Dec. 18.
Liftoff from Cape Canaveral will be possible during a 120-minute window opening at 1:27 p.m. EST (1827 GMT).
Playalinda Beach just north of the launch pad will offer the best and closest viewing spot for the general public.
The mission was pushed back two days to replace a component and to retest the rocket after pre-flight checkouts turned up a part that was misbehaving.
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