A Delta Rocket Launches
Explanation:
A Delta rocket is
pictured launching NASA's
FUSE
satellite earlier this month.
In use since 1960,
Delta rockets have been
launched successfully over
250 times.
Scientific satellites placed into orbit by a
Delta rocket include
IUE,
COBE,
ROSAT,
EUVE,
WIND,
and
RXTE.
Commercial launches include
Iridium.
Delta launches have placed
Navstar
Global Positioning System satellites into orbit.
Delta rockets are manufactured for the US
Air Force and
NASA by
Boeing.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
