Orbital Pegasus XL launches NASA, DOD satellites from West Coast
An Orbital Sciences Corp. Pegasus XL air-launched rocket orbited two satellites in a flight originating from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., yesterday, one for NASA and one for the U.S. Defense Dept. Orbital's L-1011 carrier aircraft dropped the solid-fuel winged rocket at 1:12 a.m. EDT from an altitude of...
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