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DART launch postponed due to contamination in Pegasus

NASA and Orbital Sciences Corp. have postponed the launch of the Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART) spacecraft after discovering particulate contamination in the spacecraft's Pegasus launch vehicle. During final flight preparations at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., the...

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