Faulty AEHF On Slow Trajectory To Orbit

Credit: United Launch Alliance
The U.S. Air Force’s newest protected satellite communications spacecraft, worth more than $2 billion, will likely reach operational status 7-8 months later than planned after a liquid apogee engine failure. This problem in orbit is the latest in a series that has plagued the Lockheed Martin-led...

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