Orbital backtracks on hydrazine venting
Orbital Sciences Corp. reversed course yesterday and agreed to meet an FAA requirement that it vent volatile hydrazine fuel from the Pegasus rocket fourth stage on deck to orbit eight of its ORBCOMM subsidiary's alphanumeric messaging satellites. The Dulles, Va.-based company told FAA it would...
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