Human error cited in Milstar, GPS satellite mishaps

Separate U.S. Air Force investigations have concluded human error was to blame for mishaps that caused the loss of an $800 million advanced Milstar communications satellite and left a new Global Positioning Systems spacecraft so wet from rainfall that it had to be returned to the factory for...

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