[FPSPACE] FW: STEREO Solar Observatories Launching Aboard Delta II on Oct. 25

[LARRY KLAES]

>From: KSC News Center <ksc at newsletters.nasa.gov>
>To: KSC News Center <ksc at newsletters.nasa.gov>
>Subject: STEREO Solar Observatories Launching Aboard Delta II on Oct. 25
>Date: 17 Oct 2006 10:16:35 -0700
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>10.17.06
>
>Erica Hupp/Dwayne Brown
>NASA Headquarters, Washington
>202-358-1237/202-358-1726
>
>George H. Diller
>Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
>321-867-2468
>
>Rani Gran
>Goddard Space Flight Center, Md.
>301-286-2483
>
>Kristi Marren
>Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Md.
>240-228-6268
>
>MEDIA ADVISORY: 65-06
>
>STEREO SOLAR OBSERVATORIES LAUNCHING ABOARD DELTA II ON OCT. 25
>
>Launch of NASA's STEREO spacecraft is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct.
>25, aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral
>Air Force Station, Fla. The launch window is 8:38 to 8:53 p.m. EDT.
>Should the launch be postponed for 24 hours for any reason, the
>launch window is 8:26 to 8:41 p.m. EDT, or for a 48-hour
>postponement, 8:32 to 8:47 p.m. EDT.
>
>STEREO consists of two spacecraft that together comprise the first
>mission to take measurements of the sun and solar wind in 3-D. This
>new view will improve our understanding of space weather and its
>impact on the Earth.
>
>During the two-year mission, the nearly identical spacecraft will
>explore the origin, evolution and interplanetary consequences of
>coronal mass ejections, the most violent explosions in our solar
>system. When directed at Earth, these billion-ton eruptions can
>disrupt satellites, radio communications and power systems. In
>addition, energetic particles associated with these solar eruptions
>are hazardous to scientific spacecraft and astronauts.
>
>Truly an international effort, many portions of the STEREO instruments
>were provided by the United States, the United Kingdom and several
>European countries. The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics
>Laboratory, in Laurel, Md., designed and built the spacecraft and
>will operate the twin observatories for NASA during the mission.
>NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., is responsible
>for the project management. The NASA Launch Services Program at
>Kennedy Space Center and Boeing Expendable Launch Systems are
>responsible for the launch.
>
>Prelaunch Press Conference
>
>The prelaunch press conference will be held at the NASA News Center at
>KSC at 1 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Oct. 24. Participating in the briefing
>will be:
>
>Omar Baez, NASA Launch Director/NASA Launch Manager
>Kennedy Space Center
>
>Kris Walsh, Director of NASA Programs
>Boeing Expendable Launch Systems, Huntington Beach, Calif.
>
>Nicholas Chrissotimos, STEREO Project Manager
>Goddard Space Flight Center
>
>Ed Reynolds, STEREO Project Manager
>Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
>
>Joel Tumbiolo, U.S. Air Force Delta II Launch Weather Officer
>45th Weather Squadron, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
>
>STEREO Mission Science Briefing
>
>A mission science briefing will immediately follow the prelaunch press
>conference. Participating will be:
>
>Michael Kaiser, STEREO Project Scientist
>NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
>
>Dr. Russ Howard, SECCHI Principal Investigator
>Naval Research Laboratory
>
>Dr. Janet Luhmann, IMPACT Principal Investigator
>University of California at Berkeley
>
>Dr. Madhulika Guhathakurta, STEREO Program Scientist
>NASA Headquarters
>
>No post-launch press conference will be held. A post-launch release
>will be issued with details on the state of health of the STEREO
>spacecraft after data is received through the Canberra tracking
>station of the Deep Space Network. The release is expected to be
>issued approximately two hours after launch.
>
>Accreditation and Media Access Badges for KSC
>
>Those who need press accreditation and access badges to the Kennedy
>Space Center to cover the STEREO prelaunch press conference and
>mission science briefing should do the accreditation process via the
>Web by going to: https://media.ksc.nasa.gov.
>
>All accreditation requests for the STEREO prelaunch press conference
>and mission science briefing to be held at the KSC press site must be
>received by Friday, Oct. 20. Media may obtain their NASA access
>badges at the Pass and Identification Building, the badging station
>located on State Road 405 just east of U.S. 1. Contact the NASA News
>Center at 321/867-2468 for further information.
>
>Remote Camera Placement at Complex 17
>
>Wednesday, Oct. 25: Photographers who wish to set up remote cameras at
>the Delta launch complex will be escorted by a Boeing representative
>to Pad 17-B. Departure by vehicle convoy will be at 8:45 a.m. from
>the Gate 1 Pass and Identification Building located on State Road 401
>outside Gate 1 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
>
>Tower Rollback Photo Opportunity at Complex 17
>
>Wednesday, Oct. 25: There will be an opportunity to observe rollback
>of the mobile service tower from around the STEREO/Delta II launch
>vehicle at Pad 17-B. Media should report at 10:30 a.m. to the Gate 1
>Pass and Identification Building on State Road 401 outside Gate 1 on
>Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Press credentials and
>identification from a bona fide news organization will be required.
>Transportation by government bus will be provided to Launch Complex
>17.
>
>Launch Day Press Site Access to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
>
>Wednesday, Oct. 25: Media covering the STEREO launch will be able to
>obtain press access badges beginning at 7 p.m. at the Gate 1 Pass and
>Identification Building on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station located
>on State Road 401. Press credentials and identification from a bona
>fide news organization will be required to obtain an access badge. A
>driver's license alone will not be sufficient. However, additional
>identification will not be required for those who present a
>pre-issued NASA accreditation badge for STEREO or a valid permanent
>NASA-KSC picture badge.
>
>Departure in a vehicle caravan from Gate 1 to Press Site 1 will be at
>7:15 p.m. Access badges cannot be issued after that time.
>
>News Center Hours for Launch
>
>The NASA News Center at KSC will open for STEREO news operations
>starting Monday, Oct. 23, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On launch day,
>Wednesday, Oct. 25 the news center will re-open one hour after launch
>to confirm the spacecraft state of health and to issue the post
>launch press release.
>
>Starting Monday, Oct. 23, status reports on the launch of STEREO and
>updates to the Media Advisory will be recorded on the KSC news media
>codaphone at 321-867-2525.
>
>NASA Web Prelaunch and Launch Coverage
>
>NASA's home on the Internet, http://www.nasa.gov, will provide
>extensive prelaunch and launch day coverage of the STEREO mission.
>
>Live countdown coverage from NASA's Launch Blog begins at 6:30 p.m.,
>Oct. 25. Coverage features real-time updates as countdown milestones
>occur, as well as streaming video clips highlighting launch
>preparations and liftoff.
>
>A panel of experts has answered questions about NASA's preparation for
>the STEREO mission. Those responses are available online and through
>NASA podcasts.
>
>To access these interactive features and more, go to NASA's STEREO
>main page at http://www.nasa.gov/stereo and follow the "Countdown
>Coverage" and "Ask the Mission Team" links provided under the
>"Events" column. For more information about STEREO mission online
>events, contact Dennis Armstrong at 321-867-4493.
>
>Television Coverage
>
>On Tuesday, Oct. 24, television coverage of the STEREO prelaunch press
>conference and mission science briefing will begin at 1 p.m. EDT. On
>Wednesday, Oct. 25, television coverage of the launch will begin at
>6:30 p.m. EDT and conclude after spacecraft separation from the Delta
>II rocket approximately 30 minutes after launch. The broadcast
>network HDNet will also carry the launch in high definition
>television format starting at 8:30 p.m. For more information visit
>http://www.hd.net.
>
>Audio only of the prelaunch press conference and mission science
>briefing will be carried on the NASA "V" circuits which may be
>accessed by dialing 321-867-1260 or 321-867-7135 beginning at 1 p.m.
>EDT on Oct. 24. On launch day, Oct. 25, "Mission Audio," countdown
>activities without NASA launch commentary, will be carried on
>321-867-7135 beginning at 5:30 p.m. Audio of the NASA launch
>commentary will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be available on
>321-867-1220, 1240, 1260. It will also be available on local amateur
>radio frequency 146.940 Mhz (VHF) or 442.6 Mhz (UHF), heard within
>Brevard County.
>
>For information on receiving NASA Television go to:
>
>http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/digital.html
>
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