NOAA-14 TO RESTORE
The NOAA-14 weather forecasting spacecraft, launched from Vandenberg AFB, Calif., will fill the void left when NOAA-13 failed shortly after launch in mid-1993. Soon after the Dec. 30 launch, a regulator in a gaseous nitrogen system apparently leaked, resulting in a pressure buildup and venting that...
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