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    August 5, 2011 [Friday]
    by Anthony

    Juno is ready for launch…

    The fuel and oxygen tanks in the Atlas V and Centaur upper stage are being loaded with propellants this morning as the countdown for the launch of the Juno spacecraft to Jupiter proceeds on pace for a 11:34 a.m. EDT liftoff. The Atlas V first stage operates on high-grade kerosene and liquid oxygen, while the Centaur uses liquid hydrogen for fuel along with liquid oxygen to power its engine. There are no technical issues and the weather forecast calls for a 70 percent chance of acceptable conditions.

    It is a little under an hour until launch. I know this isn’t a manned vehicle but it is still pretty exciting. You can watch it live on NASA TV or here on NOSVC’s stream of NASA TV (Our stream looks a little better so far).

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