SSRT: DC-XA flight was postponed

["L. Parker" <lparker@gnt.net>]

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>Subject: SSRT: DC-XA flight was postponed
>Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 20:19:08 -0600
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>From: farmer@cyberramp.net (WylieC)
>Newsgroups: sci.space.tech
>Subject: Re: July 12th DC-XA Flight ???
>Date: Sun, 14 Jul 1996 05:32:27 GMT
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>farmer@cyberramp.net (WylieC) wrote:
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>>Does anybody know the situation with the DC-XA?   It was supposed to
>>fly July 12th.  Has it been rescheduled?   Problems?
>>                                             WylieC
>>                                             farmer@cyberramp.net
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>Found the answer to my own question  credit goes to
>http://www.flatoday.com/today/index.htm
>                                                  WylieC
>                                                  farmer@cyberramp.net
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>CLIPPER GRAHAM FLIGHT POSTPONED
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>WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. - Today's test flight of the Clipper
>Graham reusable launch vehicle was postponed due to lack of winds.
>Winds of 3 to 5 knots are  needed to prevent the accumulation of
>hydrogen fuel vapors near the base of the  43-foot-high experimental
>rocket.
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>Earlier in the day, a malfunction in the flight computer was detected.
>The computer was replaced, new software was loaded and checked out,
>and the vehicle was ready for flight within 65 minutes, demonstrating
>airline-like operations.
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>Because flight time on the missile range is not available tomorrow or
>next week, the auxiliary propulsion system (APS) for the experimental
>rocket will be reinstalled, tested and readied for next flight. The
>APS converts liquid hydrogen from the fuel tank into a gas which is
>used as fuel for the Clipper Graham's reaction control thrusters and
>an auxiliary power unit. The thrusters are used to control the
>cone-shaped vehicle's roll attitude. The APS also includes a composite
>feedline and shutoff valve.
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>Flight testing of the Clipper Graham will resume later this month.
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