Launch preparations are underway for tonight's second shot at flying the Delta 2 rocket with the COSMO-SkyMed 4 satellite. The mobile service gantry is beginning to retract away from the launcher right now, rolling back on rail tracks to uncover the 12-story space booster. The tower had been moved around the Delta after last night's scrub as part of standard procedures. The rocket was drained of its first stage fuels and put back into a safe configuration following the postponement.
Live webcast from ULA starts around 10 pm eastern with liftoff set for 10:20...a 1 second launch window..
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