Registered Member #905 Joined: Fri Oct 05 2007, 10:18AM : Posts: 224
The launch of a Delta IV carrying a national security payload for the National Reconnaissance Office is delayed 24 hours. During close out for launch, the team observed an upper stage engine condition that will require additional time for review. The launch is set for Friday, March 30 from Space Launch Complex-6 at 3:38 p.m. PDT Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The weather forecast for March 30 shows a 30 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch.
To every man is given the key to the gates of heaven; the same key opens the gates of hell.
Registered Member #905 Joined: Fri Oct 05 2007, 10:18AM : Posts: 224
The launch of a Delta IV carrying a national security payload for the National Reconnaissance Office is delayed until April 3. The team is continuing to review data from an observation on the upper stage engine and requires additional time to complete its final assessment prior to launch. The launch is now planned for Tuesday, April 3 from Space Launch Complex-6 at 4:12 p.m. PDT Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The forecast shows a 40 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch.
To every man is given the key to the gates of heaven; the same key opens the gates of hell.
Registered Member #905 Joined: Fri Oct 05 2007, 10:18AM : Posts: 224
It went but it was very difficult to see. I saw the wind-blown trail using optics. The link provided by Ben was excellent but limited in time. They cut it off before staging. To every man is given the key to the gates of heaven; the same key opens the gates of hell.
Delta Launch Delay
