CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - Am Startkomplex 41 auf der Luftwaffenstation Cape Canaveral in Florida wird die Centaur-Oberstufe der Atlas-V-Rakete, die das NASA-Observatorium Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) starten soll, in die Vertical Integration Facility gehoben, wo sie auf der ersten Stufe des Atlas V im Hintergrund installiert wird. SDO ist die erste Mission des Weltraumwetterforschungsnetzwerks im Rahmen des NASA-Programms Living With a Star. Die Langzeitmessungen der Sonde werden Solarwissenschaftlern detaillierte Informationen über Veränderungen im Magnetfeld der Sonne und Einblicke in ihre Auswirkungen auf die Erde geben. Der Start der United Launch Alliance Atlas V ist für den 3. Februar 2010 um 10: 53 Uhr EST geplant. Informationen über SDO finden Sie unter http: / / www.nasa.gov / sdo. Bildnachweis: NASA / Jack Pfaller KSC-2009-6908

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - Am Startkomplex 41 auf der Luftwaffenstation Cape Canaveral in Florida wird die Centaur-Oberstufe der Atlas-V-Rakete, die das NASA-Observatorium Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) starten soll, in die Vertical Integration Facility gehoben, wo sie auf der ersten Stufe des Atlas V im Hintergrund installiert wird. SDO ist die erste Mission des Weltraumwetterforschungsnetzwerks im Rahmen des NASA-Programms Living With a Star. Die Langzeitmessungen der Sonde werden Solarwissenschaftlern detaillierte Informationen über Veränderungen im Magnetfeld der Sonne und Einblicke in ihre Auswirkungen auf die Erde geben. Der Start der United Launch Alliance Atlas V ist für den 3. Februar 2010 um 10: 53 Uhr EST geplant. Informationen über SDO finden Sie unter http: / / www.nasa.gov / sdo. Bildnachweis: NASA / Jack Pfaller