Document Check Delays SIRTF Launch

SIRTF DELAY Launch of the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF), NASA's final "Great Observatory," will be delayed at least a week until Apr. 27 at the earliest. NASA and Boeing need the time to recheck documentation on repairs made to a solid rocket booster on the satellite's Delta II launcher...

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