California launch of new US weather satellite postponed
(World News Science)

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) - Officials have postponed the California launch of a new type of U.S. weather satellite intended to improve the accuracy of extended forecasts. A press release from Vandenberg Air Force Base says the planned launch was scrubbed early Tuesday because of an unspecified issue and managers didn`t have enough time to resolve it. The launch of the Delta 2 rocket has been rescheduled for Wednesday, at 1:47 a.m. PST. The rocket will carry the Joint Polar Satellite System-1, the first of four advanced spacecraft for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. ......