Nation in brief : florida : commercial rocket readied for launch
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Engineers at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station adjacent to the Kennedy Space Center made final preparations for the twice-delayed maiden launch of a Titan 3 rocket tonight, the most
powerful commercially developed booster built by an American company. The launch will mark the entry of Martin Marietta into the business of commercial launches. The 155-foot booster is
scheduled to lift off at 7:20 p.m. EST with a 14,700-pound Japanese communications satellite and a 3,230-pound British military satellite. MORE TO READ