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NASA: Glory satellite's launch on Taurus rocket delayed

Vandenberg, USA - It should have happened today from Vandenberg's air base in California. The lift-off scheduled for tomorrow, the day of departure of Discovery

NASA announced that it has canceled, just minutes before the start, the launch of Glory satellite. The lift-off would have happened from Taurus XL 3110, this morning from the launch complex 576-E of the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, but a technical problem caused a 24-hour delay. Glory, once in orbit, should be useful, along with other satellites, for Earth's observation, and in particular...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1126147
Rome, Italy, 02/23/2011 13:58
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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