Next-generation GPS platform lost in Delta II explosion
A McDonnell Douglas Delta II rocket exploded on takeoff Friday, taking the first Lockheed Martin Navstar Block IIR Global Positioning System satellite with it. The $40 million next-generation GPS platform was lost when the Delta II exploded about 10 seconds after it lifted off from Cape Canaveral...
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