NOAA-N launch postponed to May 20 after de-tanking mishap

NASA and Boeing have postponed the launch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) NOAA-N satellite until no earlier than May 20 as engineers check for possible contamination of the spacecraft. During a de-tanking procedure May 12, a vent hose in the Delta II's intertank area...

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