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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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Many other excellent books about spaceflight are recommended here.
17-Aug-99 | Delta flight 274 – Globalstar-6
Delta 274 launched from Cape Canaveral at 00:37:41.193 EDT on 17 August, taking four Globalstar satellites to orbit. Boeing has declared a new record for the greatest number of satellites launched in the shortest period of time: 17 sats in 68 days. Sixteen of these have been for Globalstar; two more launches will be on Deltas while the remainder of their constellation will be flown aboard Soyuz rockets.