Shuttle can't save last DSP, but may launch a replacement

DSP LAUNCH: The U.S. Air Force's newest Defense Support Program (DSP) satellite, declared a loss after a Boeing-built Inertial Upper Stage left it in the wrong orbit following a Titan IVB launch in April, is out of reach for a Shuttle rescue. The IUS failure left the DSP in a "highly elliptical...

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