Repairs to Boeing launch vehicle delay second Mars rover
Credit: NASA
NASA and Boeing raced the calendar last week to fix debonded insulation on a Delta II Heavy booster in time for it to launch the $400-million Mars Exploration Rover (MER-B) mission, before the launch window to the red planet closes on July 15. Just as in the Columbia accident, aerospace materials...
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