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Air Force Set For Thursday’s NROL-37 Launch

Pat Host

Wednesday, June 8th, 2016

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Air Force Set For Thursday’s NROL-37 Launch

A Delta IV rocket lifts GPS IIF-6 into space from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., May 16, 2014. Photo: ULA.

The Air Force is set for Thursday’s launch of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) payload NROL-37, according to a service statement.Launch window opens at 1:59 p.m. EDT at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Launch will take place on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket. The largest of the Delta IV family, the Heavy version features three common booster cores mounted together to form a triple-body rocket.ULA said late Tuesday there was a 40 percent chance of…

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