Key Military Satellite Hampered By Blocked Fuel Line

Blocked Fuel Line Hampered Military Satellite -- FOX News/AP

DENVER – A small piece of cloth stuck in a fuel line may be the reason a military communications satellite hasn't reached its planned orbit since it was launched in August, government auditors said Thursday.

The Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite is still expected to reach its intended altitude, but not until October, nearly a year late. The Air Force Space Command, based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., and the contractor, Lockheed Martin Corp., devised a work-around plan to get the satellite to its intended altitude.

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My Comment: With the demise of the space shuttle program .... I guess this is a problem that will not be solved ASAP.

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