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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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05-Feb-09 | Another equipment failure scrubs launch
The second attempt at launching NOAA-N′ was scrubbed this morning due to a problem with the launch pad system that feeds conditioned air into the payload fairing. Managers do not believe any damage was caused to the spacecraft, but a cursory contamination check will be needed to determine whether any hydrocarbons were introduced into its clean environment. A decision on the next launch opportunity is expected around mid-day Thursday; another launch window opens on Friday at 10:22 UTC.
Update for 21:35 UTC: Air samples from the payload fairing and the ground support system are reported clean, so officials have cleared the way for a Friday morning launch attempt. The weather remains at a 60% chance of violating launch criteria.