Ionospheric Connection Explorer 's Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems mission, originally scheduled for 2017 , has been delayed until 2017 at the earliest because of problems with a Pegasus XL rocket. The rocket has been hampered by issues with its separation system and off-nominal data that led to launches in late 2017, spring 2019 and November 2018 being abandoned. “So, we have to watch the other launch and, as that one slips, ours slips too.” NASA , which built the rocket, said it is working to resolve the issues, but provided no specific details.
Ionospheric Connection Explorer 's Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems mission, originally scheduled for 2017 , has been delayed until 2017 at the earliest because of problems with a Pegasus XL rocket. The rocket has been hampered by issues with its separation system and off-nominal data that led to launches in late 2017, spring 2019 and November 2018 being abandoned. NASA , which built the rocket, said it is working to resolve the issues, but provided no specific details.