SMAP Launch Postponed

2,069 views · Published 29 January 2015 · 4:18 · Indexed 10 November 2026

Channel: NASA's Kennedy Space Center · 2015 · Science & Technology

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At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the launch of NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive, or SMAP, spacecraft was postponed because of a wind shear at 34,000 feet. Managers and engineers now are preparing for a second launch attempt tomorrow, Jan. 30, 2015, at 6:20 a.m. PST (9:20 a.m. EST).

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