Sea Launch Sets Sail for Another Launch Attempt

Sea Launch will try again Jan. 15 to orbit the Thuraya-3 telecom spacecraft, after strong currents at the equatorial launch site in the Pacific forced the two-vessel launch fleet to return to port in Long Beach, Calif., in November 2007. The Odyssey launch platform and the Sea Launch Commander...

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