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Inclement Weather Hampers Boeing Delta II Launch Preparations

Inclement weather has hampered preparation for the launch of a Boeing Delta II carrying a NASA satellite telescope from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla.

Boeing and NASA have rescheduled the launch of the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite for Thursday, June 24. The 78-minute launch window opens at 11:39 a.m. EDT.

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