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."