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Akatsuki and IKAROS new launch date set
Posted By Emily Lakdawalla
2010/05/18 12:56 CDT
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According to the Akatsuki Twitter feed, the next try for launch of Akatsuki and IKAROS will be Thursday, May 20, at 21:58:22 UTC -- that's May 21 at 6:58:22 JST and May 20 at 2:58 in the afternoon my time.
The rocket has been drained of its fuel, and is being rolled back to its Vehicle Assembly Building.
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