Nation IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : ‘Star Wars’ Project Launch Postponed
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A second attempted launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla., of an Aries rocket carrying “Star Wars” experiments was postponed for at least a month because of a technical problem, Air Force officials said. The trouble was attributed to an encoder necessary to transmit rocket performance data to the ground. The first Aries rocket carrying secret experiments for the Pentagon’s Strategic Defense Initiative veered sharply off course during launch Aug. 20, and the Air Force quickly destroyed it.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
