Late electronics, software tests delay Deep Space 1 launch

Late delivery of key hardware and an overambitious software testing schedule have conspired to force a delay in the planned July launch of Deep Space 1, NASA's first New Millennium technology validation spacecraft. NASA said Friday the 475-kilogram spacecraft will be launched in October instead of...

Subscription Required

 

This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.

Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.

Already an AWIN subscriber? Login

 

Did you know?  Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.