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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.
26-Apr-06 | Scrubs 5 and 6
An attempt to launch CALIPSO and CloudSat on Thursday morning has already been scrubbed for the sixth time, due to a problem with a nitrogen sensor on the second stage of the Delta II rocket. The launch will now occur no earlier than Friday morning, pending resolution of the sensor issue. Earlier today, a dismal weather picture — thick clouds, high winds, and rain — led to the fifth scrub in six days for the dual payloads.