U.S. Air Force plans to launch 1990s-built weather satellite
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - 17:00
in Astronomy & Space
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force on Wednesday said it plans to launch an aging weather satellite at an expected cost of hundreds of millions of dollars to prevent a gap in forecasting capability and provide another competitive launch opportunity for privately held Space Exploration Technologies Inc, or SpaceX.