Personnel at Cape Canaveral went to bed last night facing a 60-percent chance the launch of an Atlas V rocket carrying a military GPS satellite would not launch.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Fortunately for them, the other 40 percent was enough.
Weather conditions improved enough Friday morning for the rocket launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Base.
The Atlas V lifted off at 8:38 a.m.
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