Once-Dropped NOAA-N Prime Arrives At Vandenberg For Launch
The NOAA-N Prime weather satellite that tumbled off of a “turn over cart” during a routine repositioning in the factory five years ago has been shipped after undergoing repairs to Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., for a Feb. 4 launch. The fall of the 18-ft. tall satellite required Lockheed Martin...
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