Gravity Probe B to launch at 12:57 EDT

[vjp]

If you've got access to NASA TV during your lunch hour, they're about to launch the Gravity Probe B mission from VAFB onboard a Delta II rocket.

 

[Justy]

Launch was successful, according to Space.com!

 

[kenobi65]

Yah, I watched it via streaming video on my computer. Very nice. Though, seeing that Delta II on the pad, with all those strap-on boosters, I couldn't help but think of the Semroc Hydra VII.