A launch on December 21, 2004 by Boeing with a new "Delta IV Heavy" rocket from Cape Canaveral failed to place a 'dummy' satellite into its intended orbit, but the launch was considered sucessful by Air Force officials. A Boeing spokesman, Robert Villanueva, agreed that many flight objectives were acheived , but did not call the launch a success. "We do have an outstanding issue we need to work on before our first operational launch next year," Villanueva said.
A launch on December 21, 2004 by Boeing with a new "Delta IV Heavy" rocket from Cape Canaveral failed to place a 'dummy' satellite into its intended orbit, but the launch was considered successful by Air Force officials. A Boeing spokesman, Robert Villanueva, agreed that many flight objectives were achieved , but did not call the launch a success. "We do have an outstanding issue we need to work on before our first operational launch next year," Villanueva said.
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