05.12.06 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington (202) 358-3749 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. (321) 867-2468 STATUS REPORT: ELV-051206 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Mission: Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) Launch Site: 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Launch Vehicle: Boeing Delta II Launch Date: July 22, 2006 Launch Time: 3:11 - 3:13 p.m. and 4:19 - 4:34 p.m. EDT Technicians completed state-of-health testing of the two STEREO spacecraft this week, following their May 3 arrival in Florida. Individual system checkout is under way. The STEREO flight batteries are scheduled to be installed next week. The build-up of the Delta II rocket at Pad 17-B is scheduled to begin during the last week of May. For previous status reports, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/status/2006 STEREO will use "3D" vision to build a global picture of the sun and its influences. For more information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/stereo For information about NASA and agency programs, 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
