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To Reach the High Frontier: A History of U.S. Launch Vehicles
"A valuable contribution to the field of aerospace literature," this book includes an extensive overview of Delta history and development along with chapters on Atlas, Titan, Scout, Space Shuttle, and much more.
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20-Jun-03 | Opportunity update
MER-B Opportunity was transported to SLC-17B early Tuesday morning, 17 June, and was hoisted into place atop the first Delta 7925-Heavy. Installation of the payload fairing is now set for Saturday, 21 June, with the Flight Readiness Review to be held the same day. Hypergolic propellant loading of the second stage is expected on 23 June. With the slight delay in moving to the launch pad, MER-B has been pushed back by a day, and is now set for the late evening of 25 June at the Cape (26 June UTC) with two instantaneous launch windows.