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12/3/03
A litho about ICESat and GLAS has just been published!
Download the .pdf
10/28/03
GLAS takes laser radar measurements of the smoke from the California Wildfires!
1/12/03
GLAS was sucessfully launched aboard the ICESat, from Vandenberg Air
Force Base, California on Sunday, January 12, 2003, at 7:45 p.m EST,
aboard Boeing's Delta II rocket. Read more...
1/11/03
The ICESat launch was scrubbed because of a problem with a helium tank on the launch vehicle.
1/3/03
Icesat is scheduled to be launched on January 11th, 2002 aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket .
12/17/02
LAUNCH DELAYED In the routine final preparations and reviews that take place before a launch, a question arose late on December 16 about some performance data for one of the electronic boxes on the launch vehicle. While Boeing investigates and resolves the question, it was decided to delay the ICESat launch until early January. More details will be provided after we've done more fact-finding and coordinated dates with all the players.
