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NASA, launch of satellite Glory postponed maybe to mid-March

Cape Canaveral, USA - Due to a technical problem still not resolved

Further delay for the departure of the satellite "Glory", for which NASA's engineers are currently trying to schedule a new date, which could probably be around mid-March. A few minutes before the first launch on February 23, from the 576-E launch complex of the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, there was a technical problem that caused a 24 hour delay in the lift-off (see AVIONEWS). The...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1126256
Rome, Italy, 02/25/2011 14:53
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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