Final preparations are underway
Final preparations are underway at Cape Canaveral for the scheduled Jan. 12 launch of the NASA Deep Impact mission to the comet Tempel 1 on board a Delta II booster. Liftoff is set for 1:48 p.m. EST on a mission in which the impactor section of the spacecraft is to strike the comet July 4, as the...
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