NASA Comfortable With Upcoming EELV Launch As Air Force Investigation Continues

By Gabe Starosta / December 26, 2012 at 2:00 PM
As Air Force officials review data from the recent Orbital Test Vehicle launch to inform an ongoing accident investigation board, NASA -- which is contributing to that analysis -- plans to move ahead with a scheduled January launch without making significant changes to its rocket booster as a result of that AIB. NASA and the Air Force both utilize Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles (EELVs) -- the Delta IV and Atlas V -- to launch their medium-class payloads, and the service...

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