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Boeing Delta IV Launch Scrubbed
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ST. LOUIS, Mar. 8, 2003 - The launch of a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta IV 
rocket was scrubbed in the final minutes of the countdown today from 
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

At T-minus three minutes and seven seconds, a hold was called as an 
alarm triggered the automated launch system to discontinue the count.

The launch team attempted to address the alarm and perform an 
additional launch attempt at the end of the 77-minute window. The 
launch window closed before the team was able to complete all the 
recycle tasks.

The next launch attempt will be Sunday Mar. 9 at 6:43 p.m. EST.

A Boeing Delta IV Medium launch vehicle is scheduled to launch the 
Defense Satellite Communications System spacecraft, DSCS III A3 for 
the U.S. Air Force.

For updated launch information, call the Boeing launch hotline at 
(714) 896-4770.

A unit of The Boeing Company, Integrated Defense Systems is one of the
world's largest space and defense businesses. Headquartered in St. 
Louis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $23 billion business. It 
provides systems solutions to its global military, government and 
commercial customers. It is a leading provider of intelligence, 
surveillance and reconnaissance; the world's largest military aircraft 
manufacturer; the world's largest satellite manufacturer and a leading 
provider of space-based communications; the primary systems integrator 
for U.S. missile defense; NASA's largest contractor; and a global 
leader in launch services.

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Contact:

Robert Villanueva (714) 372-2089
Communications (714) 896-1301
Boeing Launch Hotline (714) 896-4770

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