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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., April 26, 2006/Satnews Daily/ — NASA's CloudSat and CALIPSO (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations) launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., was scrubbed on Tuesday shortly before 6 a.m. EDT due to higher than allowable upper level wind conditions.
NASA said the next launch attempt is tentatively set for Wednesday, April 26, at 6:02 a.m. EDT, pending availability of all required Western Test Range assets. Launch commentary on NASA TV starts at 4 a.m. EDT.
NASA however cautioned that weather remains a concern for Wednesday's launch attempt. The forecast calls for a 40 percent probability of acceptable weather conditions. The primary concerns are for thick clouds, higher than allowable winds, rain showers and isolated thunderstorms.
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