CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - United Launch Alliance successfully launched its Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral on Tuesday.The space company originally planned to complete on Saturday but discovered a leak in the rocket propellant ground storage system.
A Sunday launch time was set but then also scrubbed. A third liftoff time was scheduled for Monday at 4:04 a.m. EST out of Canaveral.
This was pushed once again to Tuesday at the same time.However, about ten minutes before launch on Tuesday, ULA announced that a delay.
A new launch time of 5:19 a.m. EST was announced.ULA President and CEO Tory Bruno explained that the delay was caused by a hold for high-velocity upper-level winds.At 5:19 a.m.