Delta IV Booster for First EELV Launch Arrives at Cape Canaveral
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ST. LOUIS, Sept. 12, 2002
— The common booster core of the Boeing
[NYSE:BA] Delta IV rocket scheduled to launch the first mission for the
U.S. Air Force Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program has arrived
at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
The first-stage booster with its integrated RS-68 main engine, common to
all five variants of the Delta IV family, will be configured into a Delta
IV Medium vehicle and will carry a satellite for the Air Force’s Defense
Satellite Communications System program.
The launch, planned for December of this year from Space Launch Complex
37 at Cape Canaveral, is the first mission for the EELV program. The Air
Force awarded Boeing 22 of 29 missions in the first round of EELV launch
awards.
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largest space and defense businesses. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing
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solutions to its global military, government and commercial customers. It
is a leading provider of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance;
the world’s largest military aircraft manufacturer; the world’s
largest satellite manufacturer and a leading provider of space-based communications;
the primary systems integrator for U.S. missile defense; NASA’s largest
contractor; and a global leader in launch services.
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