yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) (08/21/90)
Ed Campion August 20, 1990
Headquarters, Washington, D.C. 4:30 p.m. EDT
(Phone: 202/453-8536)
Lisa Malone
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(Phone: 407/867-2468)
STS-35 LAUNCH ADVISORY
At the conclusion of the STS-35 Flight Readiness Review
today, NASA managers set a target date of Sept. 1, 1990, for the
launch of Space Shuttle Columbia and the Astro-1 payload. This
date is dependent on successful completion of remaining launch
preparation activities.
"Today we conducted a complete review of the STS-35 mission
as well as the results of the liquid hydrogen leak investiga-
tion," said Associate Administrator for Space Flight William
Lenoir. "Based on this review, I believe STS-35 is ready to
fly. Both the NASA and contractor launch teams deserve high
praise for all their efforts. It is through their hard work that
we are now in a position to launch Columbia."
Coverage of the launch of Columbia and the STS-35 mission
will be carried on NASA Select Television, which is available on
Satcom F-2R, Transponder 13, C-band, located at 72 degrees west
longitude, frequency 3960.0 MHz, vertical polarization, audio
monaural 6.8 MHz.