Rain Damages GPS In Latest Cape Mishap
A new U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin GPS Block IIR spacecraft was damaged, possibly significantly, when an incident on Launch Complex 17A at Cape Canaveral allowed rainwater to pour onto the $40-million spacecraft. The May 8 mishap adds to the string of problems befalling the U.S. space program (AW...
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