1st U.S. Commercial Rocket to Launch British Satellite
From Associated Press
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. —
A British communications satellite is to be launched Sunday on the first commercial American space rocket, the rocket’s manufacturer said Friday.
The satellite, Marcopolo 1, is to be sent into space by a three-stage Delta booster.
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