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Orion Launch Postponed

Orion Launch Postponed
Dec. 4, 2014 — At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the launch of NASA's Orion spacecraft was postponed because of an issue related to fill and drain valves on the Delta IV Heavy rocket that teams could not troubleshoot by the time the launch window expired. The launch window is timed to provide crews at the recovery site in the Paci

Dec. 4, 2014 — At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, the launch of NASA’s Orion spacecraft was postponed because of an issue related to fill and drain valves on the Delta IV Heavy rocket that teams could not troubleshoot by the time the launch window expired. The launch window is timed to provide crews at the recovery site in the Pacific Ocean maximum daylight to perform recovery operations. For more information, visit www.nasa.gov/orion

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