NASA readys Mars InSight probe for launch May 5th

[IronWing]

http://tucson.com/news/national/nas...cle_90acd13d-96bf-52bd-b9de-beeda7dcf21f.html

While East Coast missions benefit from proximity to the target planet, the extra power of the Atlas V 401 rocket allows for a successful launch from either coast.

 

[Brainonska511]

http://tucson.com/news/national/nas...cle_90acd13d-96bf-52bd-b9de-beeda7dcf21f.html

I agree, that line makes no sense...

 

[IronWing]

Launching closer to the equator helps and maybe someone tried to explain that to the reporter and failed.