The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer was Launched on Monday

On Monday NASA started off a new extraterrestrial observatory in order to scrutinize for new celestial objects in infrared emission.

The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer or known as WISE blasted off atop a Delta 2 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base that is situated in California.

The rocket was launched on Monday at 6:09 a.m. PT (9:09 a.m. ET).

Primarily it was planned to launch WISE on Friday, but because of some problems NASA postponed it.

But the problem was solved when engineers fixed a glitch on the rocket’s booster steering engine. As a result the launch was held without any problems.

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