INTERACTIVE: Explore the Minotaur I and its payload

Posted to: Business News Eastern Shore

The Virginian-Pilot
© May 5, 2009

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Brian Clark | The Virginian-Pilot

Tonight’s the night.

If the weather holds out, the Minotaur I will launch a series of cutting-edge satellites from Wallops Island on the Eastern Shore using rocket motors from Cold War-era Minuteman missiles.

Think of it as the past meeting the future at more than 16,000 miles per hour.

Hold on tight.

Matthew Jones, (757) 446-2949, matthew.jones@pilotonline.com

For status updates during the day, you can call (757) 824-2050. You should be able to see the launch throughout the mid-Atlantic area. You can also watch the takeoff live online at http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/webcast/.

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