[meteorite-list] NASA's Mars Orbiter Launch Delayed 24 Hours

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Aug 11 13:28:31 2005
Message-ID: <200508111727.j7BHRYO02997_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

Dolores Beasley
Headquarters, Washington August 11, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-1753)

George H. Diller
Kennedy Space, Fla.
(Phone: 321/867-2468)

MEDIA ADVISORY: M05-136

NASA'S MARS ORBITER LAUNCH DELAYED 24 HOURS

he launch of NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has
been postponed. The new launch window is 7:43 to 9:43 a.m.
EDT, Friday, August 12.

The delay was called after engineers saw an anomalous
reading in the hydrogen propellant loading system on the
Atlas V. There was insufficient time in the launch window
to fully investigate the reading. The Atlas V vehicle is
being de-tanked. The rocket will remain on the launch pad,
and the MRO spacecraft is secured.

Tomorrow's weather forecast calls for a chance for isolated
coastal showers. There is a 20 percent probability of not
meeting the launch weather criteria.

On launch day, August 12, the KSC News Center will open at
4:30 a.m. EDT. Foreign national news media should meet at
Gate 1 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 5 a.m. to be
escorted to the KSC Press Site. NASA TV live coverage of
the launch begins at 5:15 a.m. EDT.

For information about the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on the
Web, visit

http://www.nasa.gov/mro

For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web,
visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html

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Received on Thu 11 Aug 2005 01:27:34 PM PDT