Liquid Nitrogen Supply Issue Delays Landsat Launch

Landsat 9
Credit: NASA
Launch of the Landsat 9 spacecraft, a joint project of NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, is being delayed a week due to a pandemic-related supply issue. United Launch Alliance (ULA) is now targeting Sept. 23 for liftoff of an Atlas V rocket with the Landsat 9 spacecraft from Vandenberg Space...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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