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  BY JUSTIN RAY Follow the countdown and launch of a Boeing Delta 2 rocket with NASA's Genesis solar wind sample return probe. Reload this page for the very latest on the mission. Read our earlier status center coverage.
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 Snapshot  The Delta 2 rocket lifts off with Genesis. Photo: Carleton Bailie for Boeing. Flight Data File Vehicle: Delta 2 (7326) Payload: Genesis Launch date: Aug. 8, 2001 Launch time: 12:13:40 p.m. EDT (1613:40 GMT) Launch site: SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral, Florida Satellite broadcast: GE-2, Trans. 9, C-band Pre-launch briefing Launch timeline - Chart with times and descriptions of events to occur during the launch. Ground track - Trace the Delta rocket's trek during launch. Launch windows - See the daily launch opportunities for Genesis. Delta 2 rocket - Overview of the Delta 2 7326-model rocket used to launch Genesis. Genesis - Technical look at the spacecraft and its systems. Mission science - Overview of the scientific objectives of Genesis. Delta directory - See our coverage of preview Delta rocket flights.
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