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Winds Blamed for Sixth Delay in Titan 3 Liftoff

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<i> Associated Press</i>

Blustery cold weather and high upper-level winds forced Martin Marietta Corp. to postpone its first commercial rocket launching for a sixth time.

Wednesday’s scheduled launching of the Titan 3, with British and Japanese communications satellites aboard, was rescheduled Tuesday to 4:05 p.m. today, Martin Marietta spokesman Robert V. Gordon said.

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