Minuteman II space launch postponed for destacking

U.S. Air Force launch officials delayed yesterday's planned launch of four satellites aboard a recycled Minuteman II ICBM after two critical avionics boxes failed preflight tests. Officials did not set a new date for the first flight of the "Orbital Suborbital Program" launch vehicle, although they...

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