NASA Gives 'Go' for Return-to-Flight Launch Attempt Tuesday

Allard Beutel/Jessica Rye
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(Phone: 321/867-2468)

MEDIA ADVISORY: 67-05

NASA GIVES 'GO' FOR RETURN-TO-FLIGHT LAUNCH ATTEMPT TUESDAY

NASA is giving the green light for a launch attempt Tuesday, July 26,
for Space Shuttle Discovery on its Return to Flight mission, STS-114.
Launch is set for 10:39 a.m. EDT and will be carried live on NASA
Television.

Senior NASA managers met Sunday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center for a
traditional launch readiness meeting. Discussions focused on recent
problems related to a liquid hydrogen low-level fuel sensor inside
the external fuel tank, which prompted postponement of the Shuttle's
scheduled launch on July 13. Since then, engineers have been working
around-the-clock on troubleshooting the sensor system issue.

During the countdown, managers will monitor for the recurrence of the
problem. If any new sensor-related issues occur, engineers would stop
the countdown to reassess the situation.

During their 12-day mission to the International Space Station,
Commander Eileen Collins and her six fellow astronauts will test new
techniques and equipment designed to make Space Shuttles safer. They
also will deliver supplies and make repairs to the Space Station.

NASA TV is carried by MPEG-2 digital signal accessed via satellite
AMC-6, at 72 degrees west longitude, transponder 17C, 4040 MHz,
vertical polarization. It's available in Alaska and Hawaii in analog
through Return to Flight on AMC-7, at 137 degrees west longitude,
Transponder 18, at 4060 MHz, vertical polarization, audio at 6.8 MHz.
A digital video broadcast compliant integrated receiver decoder is
required for reception. NASA TV is also available on the Internet at:


http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For the latest information about the STS-114 mission, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight


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