Re: Busy Launch Week


Ed Kyle wrote:
> Of the four launches mentioned in this thread a week ago,
> only Delta 313 (yes, Delta 313), the Delta IV with GOES-N
> on top, remains. It was scrubbed on 8/15 and again on
> Tuesday 8/16. It won't be going Wednesday, or maybe
> anytime soon.

Ah, more troubles for Delta IV. With delays on both coasts (though
whether the SLC 6 hold is due to payload or launcher is not known), the
Boeing people must be pretty frustrated.

With two launchers on the pad, at least one should go before the next
Atlas V goes with New Horizons.

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