SpaceNews
A rocket booster's bad day costs Northrop Grumman $71 million and grounds the Vulcan Centaur, prompting the Space Force to consider flying it without the problematic parts.
SpaceNews
Faced with a grounded rocket, the Space Force explores the advanced strategy of launching it without the part that failed, because sometimes the best fix is to just not use the broken thing.
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