I hope a bit of irony is not OT... news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080228/sc_space/spysatdebrisdelaysnewsatelliteslaunch Spysat Debris Delays New Satellite's Launch Tariq Malik Senior Editor SPACE.com Thu Feb 28, 3:31 PM ET The planned Friday launch of a new U.S. spy satellite has been delayed by space debris from last week's destruction of its disabled predecessor, the mission's launch provider said Wednesday. Initially slated for a Feb. 29 liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the National Reconnaissance Office's classified NROL-28 reconnaissance spacecraft will stand down for at least two weeks to avoid the orbiting remains of the destroyed USA-193 satellite, the United Launch Alliance said in a mission update. "This is a precautionary measure to avoid possible debris from the satellite that was intercepted on Feb. 20," a spokesperson for ULA, which is overseeing the new satellite's launch atop an Atlas 5 rocket, said in a Wednesday mission hotline update. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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