GPS III Launch On Hold Pending Falcon Sensor Resolution

Credit: Carleton Bailie
CAPE CANAVERAL—SpaceX passed on its backup opportunity on Dec. 19 to launch the U.S. Force’s first GPS III satellite while it continued assessing a sensor issue that aborted an initial launch attempt on Dec. 18. The rocket will be the first to fly with redesigned composite overwrapped pressure...

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