By Dave Ahearn Sea Launch placed a satellite in orbit, marking a resurrection of the space firm following a disastrous rocket explosion early last year that destroyed a satellite payload. The Sea Launch win last week marked the end of a long comeback trail for the company, which fires rockets off a sea-going platform that, before each launch, is stationed in the Pacific Ocean near the equator. In the successful launch, a telephone communications satellite built by Boeing [BA] for…
Sea Launch Returns To Operations With Liftoff of Satellite For Thuraya
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