Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Launch hazard advisory issued

The Air Force has issued a launch hazard advisory, warning boaters to stay clear of an area off Cape Canaveral from 2 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, when Atlantis is scheduled to launch at 2:45 p.m. EST.

Persons entering the Eastern Range's Launch Hazard Area during the designated time can be fined up to $50,000.

Click for LHA map.

Stay with us all day for the latest updates on the countdown to Atlantis' launch. If you want to get text messages during tomorrow's countdown and launch, go to floridatoday.com/text to sign up.

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