[meteorite-list] Deep Impact Launch Rescheduled To January 8

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Nov 24 13:02:41 2004
Message-ID: <200411241802.KAA23074_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLES STATUS REPORT
November 24, 2004

George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(321) 867-2468

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MISSION: Deep Impact
LAUNCH VEHICLE: Delta II 7925
LAUNCH PAD: Pad 17-B Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
LAUNCH DATE: NET Jan. 8, 2005
LAUNCH WINDOW: 2:39:50 p.m. (EST) instantaneous

A decision has been made to reschedule the launch of the Deep Impact
spacecraft to no earlier than Jan. 8 to allow more time for evaluation
of mission software. While there are no significant problems associated
with the spacecraft hardware, additional time is necessary to be ready
for launch. Spacecraft functional and mission readiness tests continue.

The stacking of the Boeing Delta II launch vehicle on Pad 17-B began on
Nov. 22 with the hoisting of the first stage into the launcher. Hoisting
of the nine strap-on solid rocket boosters, in sets of three, began on
Nov. 23 and will continue on Nov. 29 and Dec. 1. The second stage will
be hoisted into position atop the first stage on Dec. 3.

The overall Deep Impact mission management for this Discovery class
program is conducted by the University of Maryland in College Park, Md.
Deep Impact project management is handled by the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. The spacecraft was built for NASA by Ball
Aerospace and Technologies Corporation.

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