Dust still unidentified as CONTOUR spacecraft prepares for July 3 launch
Although the mysterious "particulate contamination" that pushed back the launch of NASA's Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) has not yet been identified, the spacecraft has been cleaned off and is on track to launch July 3. Launch is scheduled to take place at 2:47 a.m. EDT. Fueling of the Delta II launch...
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