Mysterious impact blamed in Delta II failure
A McDonnell Douglas Delta II rocket carrying a $43 million Global Positioning System satellite failed Jan. 17 because the composite case of one of its nine solid rocket motors (SRMs) split open as the result of undetected impact damage, but U.S. Air Force investigators said Friday they were at a...
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