July 19, 2012 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@xxxxxxxx Kathy Barnstorff Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-9886/757-244-8511 kathy.barnstorff@xxxxxxxx Keith Koehler Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va. 757-824-1579 keith.a.koehler@xxxxxxxx MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-136 NASA HYPERSONIC INFLATABLE TECH TEST NOW SET FOR LAUNCH JULY 22 WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. -- NASA managers are rescheduling the launch of an inflatable heat shield technology demonstration flight from the agency's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va., until no earlier than Sunday, July 22. The Inflatable Reentry Vehicle Experiment (IRVE-3) launch was postponed for one day to allow for additional testing of launch vehicle systems. NASA has three consecutive days of launch opportunities for IRVE-3, with a liftoff window from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. EDT each day. IRVE-3 is part of the Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (HIAD) Project within the Game Changing Development Program, part of NASA's Space Technology Program. Media interested in attending the launch of IRVE-3 should contact Wallops Public Affairs Officer Keith Koehler at 757-824-1579 or keith.a.koehler@xxxxxxxx to arrange for media accreditation. NASA Television will air the IRVE-3 launch live and stream it on the agency's website at: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv For more information about IRVE-3 and the HIAD project, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/hiad -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
