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Pegasus XL rocket and Lockheed Stargazer aircraft ready to launch

Washington, USA - The aircraft will wait the launch scheduled on June 13, 2012

The Lockheed Martin L-1011 Stargazer aircraft and its Pegasus XL missile which carries the NASA NuSTAR telescope (AVIONEWS), depart the Vandenberg Air Force Base today to make a two-day trek to the Kwajalein Atoll base in the central Pacific Ocean. The launch is expected on June 13, 2012 (or June 14, local hour). "I take a lot of pride in what we are trying to do here and what we are trying to do...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1141710
Rome, Italy, 06/05/2012 16:54
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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