03.17.06 Joe Pally Headquarters, Washington (202) 358-7239 George H. Diller NASA Resident Office Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. (805) 605-3051 STATUS REPORT: ELV-031706 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Mission: Space Technology 5 (ST5) Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Launch Vehicle: Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL Launch Date: No earlier than March 22, 2006 Launch Window: 8:57:31 to 10:19:50 a.m. EST Targeted Drop Time: 9:02 a.m. EST The weather outlook is generally favorable for a launch attempt on March 22. Testing and troubleshooting on the Pegasus rocket by the NASA and Orbital Sciences engineering team is under way. It is undetermined why the starboard flight control surface fin pin did not retract during the March 15 launch attempt. The Pegasus fin batteries have been removed and replaced in accordance with standard procedure following a launch attempt. They had been activated for the pre-deployment fin sweep tests during the terminal countdown sequence. A Launch Readiness Review is scheduled for Monday, March 20. Previous status reports are available on the Web at: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/status/2006 For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/home -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov To remove your address from the list, send a message to: ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov
