Minotaur rocket ready to launch four payloads for U.S. spy satellite agency

Four clandestine payloads for the National Reconnaissance Office are awaiting liftoff Wednesday from Wallops Island, Virginia, on a Minotaur 4 rocket powered by Cold War-era missile stages stored for more than 30 years until their conversion into a satellite launcher. More

(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jul 15)