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Topic: SFN: Delta 4-Heavy falls short

Robert Pearlman
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Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999

posted 12-22-2004 01:49 AM

From Spaceflight Now:

quote:
The test launch of Boeing's Delta 4-Heavy rocket began with a breath-taking blastoff from Cape Canaveral Tuesday afternoon but lower-than-expected performance during the initial minutes of flight ultimately caused the mission to fall short of its intended orbit.

Ben
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Posts: 1896
From: Cape Canaveral, FL
Registered: May 2000

posted 12-23-2004 12:56 PM

A selection of my photos can be seen here:
http://www.popphoto.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=34045

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d310/041221launch/05.html

http://www.popphoto.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=34056

If you want to see pics also of the Atlas 5 launch last Friday click my website in my signature.

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-Ben

http://www.geocities.com/ovcolumbia/

[This message has been edited by Ben (edited December 23, 2004).]

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