NASA News National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899 AC 321 867-2468 _________________________________________________________________________________________________ For Release: Nov. 17, 2004 (9 p.m. EST) Bruce Buckingham Kennedy Space Center, Fla. (Phone: 321/867-2468) KSC RELEASE: 91-04 SWIFT LAUNCH FURTHER POSTPONED Launch of NASA's Swift spacecraft aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket has been delayed again due to continued concerns with Range Command-Receiver Decoder equipment on the launch vehicle. Earlier today launch had been set for no earlier than Thursday. Following a Wednesday evening management meeting, it was determined a launch on Thursday was no longer viable due to the additional time required to continue assessments of the problem with the command receiver on the Delta vehicle. The launch team will continue analysis through the night, leaving open the possibility of a launch as early as Friday, Nov. 19. The management team will meet again Thursday afternoon to confirm the earliest practical launch date based on the most recent engineering assessments. For up-to-date status, media can call the KSC codephone at 321-867-2525. -- 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 .
