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From: alb@alice.UUCP (Adam L. Buchsbaum)
Newsgroups: net.columbia,net.space
Subject: NASA Transfers Delta Launches to Private Company
Message-ID: <2775@alice.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 18-May-84 06:06:50 EDT
Article-I.D.: alice.2775
Posted: Fri May 18 06:06:50 1984
Date-Received: Fri, 18-May-84 23:59:48 EDT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill
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NASA yesterday transferred all Delta launch operations and
services to the control of TCI.  The private company will
take over promoting, selling, and launching Delta rockets
after NASA finishes its launch contracts, which run through
October, 1985.  TCI will pay NASA for the use of KSC launch
facilities and tracking services.  The Delta rocket has a
93.8% success rate, and its last 40 flights have been suc-
cessful.  Other companies are negotiating to take over
Atlas-Centaur launches from NASA and Titan 3 launches from
the Air Force.