Two attempts to launch
Two attempts to launch the Flight 16 spacecraft for the USAF Defense Meteorological Satellite Program were scrubbed last week. The Oct. 15 attempt at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., was canceled when an air conditioning duct fell off the Titan II launcher's payload fairing, and the Oct. 16 attempt was...
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