Welding problems delayed TacSat-1 launch, firm says
The liftoff of the U.S. Defense Department's experimental TacSat-1 micro-satellite was delayed by about two months mainly because of welding problems with the launch vehicle, according to an industry representative. Gwynne Shotwell, vice president for business development at Space Exploration...
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