FAST rides to polar orbit on Pegasus XL
NASA's Fast Auroral Snapshot (FAST) Explorer rocketed into a highly elliptical polar orbit early Wednesday aboard an Orbital Sciences Corp. Pegasus XL air-launched booster, and all systems were reported functioning nominally after the launch. The winged booster ignited at about 5:48 a.m. EDT after...
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