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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-Jan-03 | Delta flight 294 – ICESAT / CHIPSAT
After a one-day delay caused by a faulty helium valve unit in a piece of ground support equipment, Delta flight 294 launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in the evening of Sunday, 12 January, 2003 (official launch time was 00:45:00.102 UTC on 13-Jan-03). The two-stage Delta II successfully placed ICESAT and its co-payload CHIPSAT in their proper orbits. As this author had the misfortune to be incommunicado during the launch, readers interested in a play-by-play of the launch are advised to check out Justin Ray’s coverage at Spaceflight Now.