Boeing Targets Nov. 19 for Its First Delta IV Launch.News Editors & Aerospace/Defense Writers ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2002 Boeing (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BA) officials today delayed the first launch of the Boeing Delta IV Delta IV can refer to
The launch team is working to resolve a potential issue. A determination on launch readiness will be made Tuesday, Nov. 19. A media conference will be held today at 3 p.m. EST at the DoubleTree Hotel, 2080 N. Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach, Fla. Officials from Boeing, Eutelsat, Alcatel Space, the U.S. Air Force and Pratt & Whitney will provide details on the delay as well as information on the Delta IV W5 mission. The Delta IV rocket The Delta IV is a family of Delta rockets designed by Boeing's Integrated Defense Systems division and built in United Launch Alliance's facility in Decatur, Alabama with final assembly at the launch site by United Launch Alliance. scheduled to deploy the W5 spacecraft is a Medium+ (4,2) configuration of the five-member Delta IV family of rockets developed by Boeing Expendable Launch Systems, a major program of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (Boeing IDS), based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, is a unit of The Boeing Company responsible for defense and aerospace products and services. . |
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