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Lmlv-1 Gives Good Delivery to Orbit
LOS ANGELES The Lockheed Martin Launch Vehicle’s successful second flight goes a long way to restore the rocket’s reputation, tarnished by multiple failures on its first flight in August, 1995. The LMLV performed a nearly flawless job of placing the NASA/TRW Lewis satellite into its initial orbit, and does not appear to be involved with subsequent Lewis problems, which started three days later (see p. 31).
By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM4 min