Do You Have Any Concerns About Flying Such An Important Satellite On A Minotaur 4 Vehicle In A Configuration That Has Not Flown Before?

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I do have concerns, but I will tell you by the time we get to launch day, I won't. We have put into this launch virtually the same mission assurance process we are using on the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program, which has proven to be very successful with the other class of launch vehicles. So we recognize this is an issue being the first time, and we recognize this is a very important satellite, so that is causing us to do some extraordinary things for mission assurance. By the time we get to t-minus zero, I won't have any concerns about this launch vehicle.