ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP.

ORBITAL SCIENCES CORP. aborted the launch of a NASA-funded Pegasus XL again Wednesday, about five seconds before it was to be dropped from its converted L-1011 carrier aircraft. A pin holding one of the winged rocket's fins in place could not be disengaged quickly enough, and the battery powering...

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