Take 2 for launch of NASA planet-hunting spacecraft
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) " NASA's newest planet-hunting spacecraft is back on the pad for another shot at launch.A SpaceX Falcon rocket is set to blast off with the Tess satellite Wednesday evening from Cape Canaveral, Florida. SpaceX halted Monday's countdown for extra rocket checks.Once in orbit, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or Tess , will peer at hundreds of thousands of bright neighboring stars, seeking planets that might support life. Scientists expect Tess [...]
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