Raining on the East Coast Launch Scrubbed

The weather forecast tomorrow is much improved over today, with a 90 percent chance of acceptable conditions for launch, according to a Wallops Flight Facility spokesperson.

Officials plan to try again tomorrow to launch the Minotaur 1 rocket with the U.S. military's tactical imaging satellite named ORS 1. The launch window is unchanged, opening at 8:28 p.m. and closing at 11:28 p.m. EDT.

SCRUB. Tonight's blastoff of a Minotaur 1 rocket with the ORS 1 tactical reconnaissance satellite has been called off due to stormy weather around the launch site at Wallops Island, Va. The launch team ordered a hold in the countdown about one hour ago as workers closed access doors on the mobile shelter protecting the 70-foot-tall Minotaur rocket from the elements.