Stereo Launch Delayed for Structural Tests

Launch of twin NASA solar-observation spacecraft from Cape Canaveral on a Boeing Delta II will be delayed from Aug. 31 to no earlier than Sept. 18 to validate the strength of an Italian-built propellant tank. The Delta II second-stage tanks are made by Alcatel Alenia Space in Turin. Launch likely...

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