Deep Impact spacecraft lifts off from Cape Canaveral Jan. 12

DEEP IMPACT LAUNCHES: NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft launched successfully from Cape Canaveral, Fla., Jan. 12. Boeing's Delta II rocket deployed the spacecraft 34 minutes after launch, putting it on a course to rendezvous with comet Tempel 1 in July. Built by Ball Aerospace, the spacecraft will...

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