Jacques van Oene
May 17th 05, 09:30 AM
Erica Hupp/Dolores Beasley
Headquarters, Washington May 16, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-1237/1753)
George H. Diller
NASA Resident Office
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
(Phone: 805/605-3051)
John Leslie
NOAA Satellites & Information Service
(Phone: 301/457-5005)
RELEASE: 05-119
NASA POSTPONES SATELLITE LAUNCH
NASA's launch of the NOAA-N polar-orbiting environmental satellite for
the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has been postponed.
NOAA-N will launch no earlier than 6:22 a.m. EDT, Friday, May 20. The
satellite
has a 10-minute launch window.
After the launch attempt last Thursday, a vent hose in the launch vehicle
broke
loose possibly causing contamination of the payload. Samples must be taken
from
NOAA-N to ensure any possible contaminants do not exceed allowable limits.
Launch
managers will review test results before announcing a definite launch date.
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info
Headquarters, Washington May 16, 2005
(Phone: 202/358-1237/1753)
George H. Diller
NASA Resident Office
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
(Phone: 805/605-3051)
John Leslie
NOAA Satellites & Information Service
(Phone: 301/457-5005)
RELEASE: 05-119
NASA POSTPONES SATELLITE LAUNCH
NASA's launch of the NOAA-N polar-orbiting environmental satellite for
the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has been postponed.
NOAA-N will launch no earlier than 6:22 a.m. EDT, Friday, May 20. The
satellite
has a 10-minute launch window.
After the launch attempt last Thursday, a vent hose in the launch vehicle
broke
loose possibly causing contamination of the payload. Samples must be taken
from
NOAA-N to ensure any possible contaminants do not exceed allowable limits.
Launch
managers will review test results before announcing a definite launch date.
-end-
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info