ULA delays Delta 4 mission to January
Posted: Sun, Dec 10, 2017, 7:28 AM ET (1228 GMT)
United Launch Alliance has delayed a Delta 4 launch from California that was scheduled for next week. The company said the launch, previously planned for December 13 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, will now take place no earlier than January 10 to allow additional tests of a new "Common Avionics" system. The rocket is carrying a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office on a mission designated NROL-47.
United Launch Alliance has delayed a Delta 4 launch from California that was scheduled for next week. The company said the launch, previously planned for December 13 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, will now take place no earlier than January 10 to allow additional tests of a new "Common Avionics" system. The rocket is carrying a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office on a mission designated NROL-47.
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