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Ukraine postpones delivery of Taurus II's first stage to US

Kiev, Ukraine - Launch vehicle's program is funded by NASA

Ukraine's state owned company Yuzhmash, based in eastern city Dnipropetrovsk, postponed the delivery of the basic part of the Taurus II launch vehicle's first stage to a US company. "For some technical reasons, the delivery date has been put off to September-October", a statement from Yuzhmash said. The delivery was reportedly scheduled for August. Taurus II is a two-stage expendable launch system...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1119790
Rome, Italy, 08/04/2010 14:44
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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