Gravity Probe B launch set

Gravity Probe B, a mission of Stanford, NASA and Lockheed Martin to put Einstein to the test, is scheduled to launch Monday, April 19, at 10:01 a.m. from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Southern California. Those interested in viewing the launch from the Stanford campus should check Gravity Probe B's website, http://einstein.stanford.edu/, for viewing location information, which was not available at press time. The site also includes information for public viewing of the launch near Vandenberg or via the Internet.