yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (11/08/90)
Mark Hess/Ed Campion
Headquarters, Washington, D.C. November 7, 1990
(Phone: 202/453-8536) 2 P.M. EST
Lisa Malone
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(Phone: 407/867-2468)
LAUNCH ADVISORY FOR SHUTTLE MISSIONS STS-38 AND STS-35
NASA managers today set Nov. 15, 1990 as the new target
launch date for Shuttle mission STS-38, a dedicated Department of
Defense mission. Launch of Atlantis and the STS-38 mission was
delayed from its original target date of Nov. 9, 1990, due to
payload problems.
Start of the 4-hour launch opportunity period remains the
same at 6:30 p.m. EST. This will be the 7th flight of Space
Shuttle Atlantis and the 37th Space Shuttle mission.
Preparations for the launch of Space Shuttle Columbia and
the STS-35/Astro-1 mission continue on schedule at Pad 39-B. The
flight readiness review (FRR) for STS-35 is currently scheduled
for Nov. 26-27, 1990. Following analysis of performance data
from STS-38 and the standard review of mission status at the FRR,
a target date for the Astro-1 mission will be announced.
"Processing of Atlantis for the STS-38 mission is going
well", said Space Shuttle Director Robert Crippen. "If the
remaining scheduled work for STS-38 goes as planned and no
unexpected obstacles arise, I'm confident that we will launch on
Nov. 15th and that we'll be flying Columbia sometime in early
December."