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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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21-Aug-01 | Nasa approves CALIPSO and CloudSat missions
NASA has exercised another option on its 1996 Med-Lite launch contract with Boeing. ESSP-3 (Earth System Science Pathfinder, formerly known as Picasso-CENA), and CloudSat will launch in April 2004 to improve our ability to predict climatic changes. (NASA Press Release, 20-Aug-01) NASA has three options remaining on the Med-Lite contract of 14 flights, of which 9 have flown (all successfully).