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Originally posted by Makuahine
Before the shuttle launch, there was a major solar flare. It was reported as on of the strongest flares recorded in 30 years. With this kind of solar activity going on, I wonder why NASA didn't delay the launch of the shuttle. It seemed like they were ready to scrub the launch for high winds, this seems a little more serious than that!