May 19, 2006 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington (202) 358-3749 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. (321) 867-2468 STATUS REPORT: E06-015 NASA EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT: E06-015 Mission: Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) Launch Pad: 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Launch Vehicle: Delta II Launch Date: July 22, 2006 Launch Times: 3:11 - 3:13 p.m. and 4:19 - 4:34 p.m. EDT Technicians are testing individual STEREO systems on both the "A" and "B" spacecraft. The flight battery for spacecraft A was installed this week. Technicians are expected to install the battery for spacecraft B next week. In addition to testing, work planned over the next few weeks includes solar array installation and integration of the high-gain communications antenna. The build-up of the Delta II rocket at Pad 17-B is scheduled to begin on June 1 with the first stage. Pad workers will start to erect the nine solid rocket boosters on June 2. The second stage will be hoisted into position and mated to the first stage on June 20. The crew will raise the 10-foot fairing into the pad clean room on June 21. STEREO will build a three-dimensional, global picture of the sun and study the sun's influence on Earth. For more information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/stereo For previous status reports, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/status/2006 For information about NASA and agency programs, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/home -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: hqnews-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To remove your address from the list, send a message to: hqnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
