United Launch Alliance has pushed back its Delta IV rocket Wednesday launch due to a stage booster issue that was discovered during inspections.
A new launch date has not been set, but officials said it won’t be earlier than March 14.
#DeltaIV #WGS9 launch moving to NET March 14. The team is working to resolve booster issue discovered during standard prelaunch inspections.
— ULA (@ulalaunch) March 4, 2017
The problem was discovered during prelaunch inspections at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
The rocket will carry a military communications satellite for the U.S. Air Force.
“This additional time will allow the ULA team to ensure all systems are operating nominally prior to launch,” a release said.
Launch update: The launch date for #DeltaIV carrying #WGS9 satellite for the United States Air Force is no earlier than...
Posted by United Launch Alliance on Saturday, March 4, 2017
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