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On January 19, 2006 we
drove over to Kennedy Space Center hoping to see the launch of the
Mission to Pluto. It's a piano sized package, powered by 23 lbs
of plutonium. The launch vehicle was an Atlas V missile with 5 solid
state boosters. The mission had been delayed 2 times. It was supposed
to launch on the 17th, and was canceled because of high winds. On
the 18th it was canceled because of a power failure at the John
Hopkins University Center that controlled the probe. The launch
was scheduled for 1:00 PM EST, and was postponed several times because
of cloud cover, then at 1:59:44 on my camera clock, WOW!
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