KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Monday's (Dec. 12) planned launch of NASA's innovative Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) hurricane microsatellite fleet was aborted when a pump in the hydraulic system that releases the Pegasus air-launch booster from its L-1011 carrier aircraft failed in flight. The post Hydraulic Pump Glitch Aborts NASA's Hurricane MicroSat Fleet Launch to Dec. 14 – Live Coverage appeared first on Universe Today.
Hydraulic Pump Glitch Aborts NASA's Hurricane MicroSat Fleet Launch to Dec. 14 - Live Coverage
Universe Today - 14 Dec 2016 02:12
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Monday's (Dec. 12) planned launch of NASA's innovative Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) hurricane microsatellite fleet was aborted when a pump in the hydraulic system that releases the Pegasus air-launch booster from its L-1011 carrier aircraft failed in flight. The post Hydraulic Pump Glitch Aborts NASA's Hurricane MicroSat Fleet Launch to Dec. 14 – Live Coverage appeared first on Universe Today.
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