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Boeing Delta IV Launch Delayed for Weather
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ST. LOUIS, Mar. 9, 2003 - Boeing [NYSE: BA] officials have delayed 
today's launch of a Delta IV rocket due to a 70 percent chance of high 
winds up to 50 miles-per-hour in the Cape Canaveral area.

The launch pad's mobile service tower has been rolled back to provide
protection to the rocket and the satellite payload.

Engineers have performed a thorough lock-down of the rocket and are 
using the extra time to make minor insulation repairs following last 
night's launch attempt.

The next launch attempt is planned for Monday, Mar. 10 with the 
77-minute window opening at 6:42 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.

Boeing will provide a Web cast of the launch at:
http://www.boeing.com/delta.

For updated 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 $25 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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Contacts:
Robert Villanueva
(714) 330-1781 Mobile
robert.s.villanueva{at}boeing.com

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