Week's delay for Delta launcher

Posted on: Dec. 13th, 2004 || Source: news.bbc.co.uk | E-mail Article | Print Article

Week's delay for Delta launcher

Boeing's new heavy-lift Delta 4 rocket must wait a further week before making its maiden flight from Florida, US.

All the technical issues on the 70m-tall (230ft) vehicle that delayed its weekend blast-off have been resolved, but the rocket has now missed its slot.

A Lockheed Martin Atlas 5 has a launch booked on Friday and it will take a few days to prepare Cape Canaveral's tracking and communication systems.

It is possible the Delta 4-Heavy could now lift-off on Tuesday 21 December.

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