NASA's Kepler Mission Set For Launch
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kepler mission to look for various other Earth-like planets is undergoing final preparations for liftoff Friday, March 6, from Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft launch aboard a Delta II rocket has 2 windows of opportunity Friday, from 10:49 to 10:52 p.m. and 11:13 to 11:16 p.m. EST
. Kepler is designed to find the first Earth-size planets orbiting stars in habitable zones-- areas where water could pool on the area of the planets. Liquid water is thought to be vital for the formation of life. "This mission attempts to answer a question that is as old as time itself-- are other planets like ours out there?" stated Ed Weiler, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "It's not just a science question-- it's a basic human question.".
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| 0 | "winks." "Trying to detect Jupiter-size planets crossing in front of their stars is like trying to measure the effect of a mosquito flying by a car's headlight," said Fanson. "Finding Earth-sized planets is like trying to detect a very tiny flea in that same headlight." |
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kepler mission to seek other Earth-like planets is undergoing final preparations for liftoff Friday, March 6, from Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft launch aboard a Delta II rocket has two windows of opportunity Friday, from 10:49 to 10:52 p.m. and 11:13 to 11:16 p.m. EST.
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