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Title: Liquid nitrogen shortage delays Landsat 9 launch
Post by: NewsHound on August 31, 2021, 09:16 PM
Liquid nitrogen shortage delays Landsat 9 launch

A one-week delay in the launch of the next Landsat satellite on an Atlas 5 is the result of a ripple effect in the supply chain caused by increased demand for liquid oxygen to treat COVID-19 patients.
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Source: Liquid nitrogen shortage delays Landsat 9 launch (https://spacenews.com/liquid-nitrogen-shortage-delays-landsat-9-launch/)