NASA Kodiak Launch Delayed

Anonymous Coward writes "Launch of the Kodiak Star has been delayed an additional 24 hours beyond Monday's scheduled attempt because of a solar flare. A flare of significant magnitude occurred this morning at11 a.m. EDT producing a "proton flux" exceeding the allowable launch criteria for the Athena I. These high levels of charged particles can cause a "data upset" in the launch vehicle guidance system affecting its reliability. This is the first launch into Earth orbit from Kodiak Island. The Kodiak Star payload consists of four satellites, of which one, Starshine 3, is sponsored by NASA. The 200-pound sphere will be used by students to study orbital decay. (Full Story at nasa.gov home) And I recall programming the 4-bit bit-slice, 4k-ram early Landsat clones... Musta been about 120-micron striplines, 'cause they were hardened. Somebody refresh my old, worn mind..."