Anonymous Coward User ID: 56239567 Bulgaria 03/30/2014 05:39 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Crucial Radar Outage Scrubs US National Security and SpaceX Launches for Several Weeks from Cape Canaveral CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL – The sudden and unexpected outage of a crucial tracking radar that is mandatory to insure public safety, has forced the scrub of a pair of launches planned for this week from Cape Canaveral, FL, that are vital to US National Security, United Launch Alliance, SpaceX and NASA. The tracking radar is an absolutely essential asset for the Eastern Range that oversees all launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and the Kennedy Space Center on the Florida Space Coast. The pair of liftoffs for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and SpaceX/NASA had been slated just days apart on March 25 and March 30. Urgent repairs are in progress. [ link to www.universetoday.com] |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 56239567 Bulgaria 03/30/2014 05:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Crucial Radar Outage Scrubs US National Security and SpaceX Launches for Several Weeks from Cape Canaveral The range outage for such an extended period of time reveals a clear vulnerability in US National Security planning. |