Apr 6 1990
From The Space Library
Space News for this day. (1MB PDF)
Orbital Sciences Corporation successfully launched its Pegasus rocket from a NASA B-52 aircraft to boost a 422-pound payload into polar orbit over the Pacific Ocean. The experimental rocket deployed a NASA scientific satellite and a Navy communications satellite, opening a new avenue for launching small payloads. The elimination of a costly ground booster, said company president David Thompson, provided a means by which payloads could be delivered inexpensively. (W Post, Apr 6/90; WSJ, Apr 6/90; NY Times, Apr 6/90; LA Times, Apr 6/90)
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