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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Strong upper level winds forced NASA to abort plans to launch five satellites on a single rocket Friday from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, officials said.NASA will attempt to launch the five science satellites again Saturday. The probes are all part of a mission to figure out the source of powerful geomagnetic substorms in the Earth's atmosphere."The strong winds would have affected the rocket's path," said Rani Gran, a NASA spokeswoman.Scientists hope...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A Boeing Delta 2 lifted off from its seaside pad shortly before midnight Sunday, carrying into space the first of a new generation of Global Positioning System satellites. The dramatic night launch was a positive milestone for the mission, which had been delayed multiple times over the past six months by technical issues. The rocket created a halo effect as it passed through thin, low clouds. The Lockheed Martin-built satellite, dubbed GPS IIR-M, is the first in a...