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Onderwerp: DEEP SPACE 1 PLANNED FOR LAUNCH ON DELTA II ROCKET OCT. 24
NASA News
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
John F. Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899
For Release:
Douglas Isbell
Oct. 19, 1998
NASA Headquarters
George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center
John G. Watson
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
KSC Release No: 121-98
NOTE TO EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS:
DEEP SPACE 1 PLANNED FOR LAUNCH ON DELTA II ROCKET OCT. 24
The launch of NASA's Deep Space 1 spacecraft aboard a Boeing Delta
II rocket is targeted to occur on Saturday, Oct. 24, 1998. The launch
window is 8:00:10 a.m. - 8:48:51 a.m. EDT, a duration of 48 minutes, 41
seconds. Liftoff will occur from Pad A at Launch Complex 17 on Cape
Canaveral Air Station.
The launch of Deep Space 1 on Oct. 24 is predicated upon an on-time
launch of a commercial Pegasus rocket currently scheduled for Oct. 22.
Should a second-day launch opportunity be required for Pegasus, the launch
of Deep Space 1 will happen a day later than currently targeted, occurring
on Oct. 25. The launch window on Sunday is 6:59:50 a.m. - 7:46 a.m. EST, a
duration of 46 minutes, sixteen seconds.
Deep Space 1 is designed to validate 12 new technologies for
scientific space missions of the next century. The goal is to make
spacecraft smaller, less expensive and more autonomous.
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Among the experiments aboard is an ion propulsion engine strikingly similar
to those described in futuristic science fiction works. Also being
validated is software that tracks celestial bodies so that the spacecraft
can make its own navigation decisions without the intervention of ground
controllers.
Deep Space 1 has completed final checkout and was mated to the Boeing Delta
II (7326) rocket on Oct. 12. It was encapsulated in the Delta's nose
fairing for launch on Oct. 16.
PRELAUNCH NEWS CONFERENCE
A prelaunch news conference is planned for Friday, Oct. 23 at 11
a.m. in the KSC News Center auditorium and will be carried live on NASA
Television. Participating in the briefing will be:
Dr. Marc D. Rayman, Chief Mission Engineer, Deep Space 1
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Rich Murphy, Director of Launch Sites
Boeing Company
Ray Lugo, NASA Launch Manager
Kennedy Space Center
Bruce Clark, Delta Launch Vehicle Manager,
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Leslie Livesay, Spacecraft Manager, Deep Space 1
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Joel Tumbiolo, Launch Weather Officer,
Department of the Air Force, 45th Weather Squadron
Should the Deep Space 1 launch be rescheduled for Sunday, Oct. 25, the
prelaunch news conference will be held on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 11 a.m. EDT.
No post-launch news conference is planned.
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ACCREDITATION
Those media without permanent accreditation who wish to cover the
launch of Deep Space 1 including the prelaunch news conference on L-1 day
should send a letter of request to the NASA-KSC News Center on news
organization letterhead. It should include name and Social Security number
or passport number. Letters should be faxed to 407/867-2692 or addressed
to:
Deep Space 1 Launch Accreditation
NASA AB-F1
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
Deep Space 1 mission badges may be picked up on Friday, Oct. 23, at
the News Media Pass & Identification building located at Gate 2 on SR 3,
Merritt Island 8 - 11 a.m. On launch day, Deep Space 1 mission badges will
be available at Gate 1 on Cape Canaveral Air Station located on SR 401
starting at 6:30 a.m. immediately prior to departure for Press Site 1.
Should the launch be rescheduled for Oct. 25, mission badges will be issued
at 5:30 a.m.
STS-95 mission badges will be valid for the prelaunch news
conference on L-1 day. However, a Deep Space 1 mission badge is required
for all media covering the launch from Press Site 1 on launch day. For
further information on Deep Space 1 launch accreditation contact Selina
Scorah at the NASA News Center at 407/867-2468.
REMOTE CAMERAS
On L-1 day at 9 a.m. a NASA van will depart from the NASA-KSC News
Center for Launch Complex 17 for media photographers who wish to establish
remote cameras at the pad.
LAUNCH DAY COVERAGE
Media covering the launch should assemble at Gate 1 of Cape
Canaveral Air Station at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, to convoy to Press
Site 1. Should launch be rescheduled for Sunday, Oct. 25, media should
assemble at Gate 1 at 5:30 a.m. After launch and spacecraft separation,
media may leave via Gate 1 only.
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The codaphone will carry Deep Space 1 prelaunch status reports
beginning on Thursday, Oct. 22 and may be dialed at 407/867-2525. This
status report will be updated should the Oct. 24 target launch date change
to Oct. 25 as result of the Pegasus launch attempt.
NASA TELEVISION AND V CIRCUIT COVERAGE
NASA Television will carry the prelaunch news conference starting at
11 a.m. EDT on Friday, Oct. 23. On launch day, Saturday, Oct. 24,
countdown coverage will begin at 6:30 a.m. EDT and continue until a
successful launch can be confirmed. This occurs upon acquisition of Deep
Space 1 by the Deep Space Network's tracking station at Canberra, Australia,
approximately 90 minutes after launch.
Should the first launch attempt occur on Sunday, Oct. 25,
commentary will begin at 5:30 a.m. EST.
NASA Television is available on GE-2, transponder 9C, located at 85
degrees West longitude. Audio only of all Deep Space 1 activities will also
be available on the "V" circuits which may be dialed directly at
407/867-1220, 1240 or 1260.
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or KSC originated press releases, send an Internet electronic mail message
to: domo@news.ksc.nasa.gov. In the body of the message (not the subject
line) type the words "subscribe shuttle-status", or "subscribe
ksc-press-release" (do not use quotation marks). The system will reply with
a confirmation via e-mail of each subscription.
To remove your name from the list at any time, send an e-mail
address to domo@news.ksc.nasa.gov. In the body of the message (not the
subject line), type (no quotes) "unsubscribe shuttle-status", or
"unsubscribe ksc-press-release."
Status reports and other NASA publications are available on the
World Wide Web at:
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/kscpao.htm .
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