Hurricane Hanna's approach to the east coast of Florida has prompted a Florida-based launch team to stay in place here rather than travel to California for Thursday's scheduled launch of a Delta 2 rocket carrying the GeoEye-1 spacecraft.
United Launch Alliance has not officially announced the delay, but GeoEye has on its web site. Specialists for the launch team from the California spaceport are permanently based here and travel to California to support launches there.
With the storm approaching and the Florida spaceport facilities entering hurricane preparations, the launch team has opted to stay home until after the storm threat has passed. No new launch date has been announced.
United Launch Alliance workers in Florida can monitor the company's latest information about their work schedules over the new few days at ulalaunch.com
Image note: Above is an artist's rendering of the GeoEye-1 spacecraft after reaching orbit, provided by GeoEye.
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