NASA News National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899 AC 321-867-2468 ____________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________ For Release: Jan. 7, 2003 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center 321-867-2468 KSC Release No. 2 - 03 LAUNCH ADVISORY: ICESAT/CHIPSAT LAUNCH RETARGETED FOR SATURDAY, JAN. 11 The launch of NASA's ICESat and CHIPSat spacecraft aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket is now scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 11 at 4:45 p.m. PST from Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), Calif. The possible launch attempt on Friday, Jan. 10 will not be made. The prelaunch press conference will be held on Friday, Jan. 10 at 11 a.m. PST in the conference room of the NASA Resident Office in Building 840 at VAFB. Media wishing to attend should be at the South Vandenberg Air Force Base gate on California State Road 246 at 10:30 a.m. to be escorted to Building 840. Remote camera setups at NASA's Space Launch Complex 2 will follow the prelaunch press conference. Photographers wishing to participate should be at the South Vandenberg Air Force Base gate at 12 p.m. (noon). Media covering the photo opportunity on launch day of the Delta II at the launch pad after the mobile service tower has been retracted from around the vehicle should be at the Vandenberg Air Force Base main gate on California State Road 1 at 7 a.m. to be escorted to the launch pad. Media covering the launch should meet at the Vandenberg Air Force Base main gate on California State Road 1 at 3:30 p.m. to be escorted to the press site viewing area. NASA TV coverage of the prelaunch press conference will begin at 11 a.m. PST on Jan. 10. NASA TV coverage of the launch will begin at 3 p.m. PST on Jan. 11. -- end -- ------------------------------------------------------------- For automatic email subscriptions to this KSC originated press releases, send an Internet electronic mail message to mailto:ksc-news_release-subscribe@kscnews.ksc.nasa.gov. With no subject or message. 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 email addressed to mailto:ksc-news_release-unsubscribe@kscnews.ksc.nasa.gov . With no subject or message. or you can (un)subscribe on the World Wide Web at: http://kscnews.ksc.nasa.gov/ Status reports and other NASA publications are available on the World Wide Web at: http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/kscpao.htm .
