Move Gives NASA More Ares I-X Launch Opportunities
NASA is now targeting Nov. 16 for
the launch of space shuttle Atlantis' STS-129 mission from the
agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Managers for NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate and
Exploration Systems Mission Directorate met Monday and decided to
adjust Atlantis' target launch date to optimize the agency's
ability to launch both Ares I-X and Atlantis before the end of the
year. The same launch team at Kennedy is supporting both the
shuttle and the flight test of the Ares I-X rocket, which is
targeted to lift off on October 27. Ares I-X rolled out
to its launch pad at 0001 EDT Tuesday.
Atlantis' new target launch date will give Ares I-X launch
opportunities October 27, 28 and 29. NASA has yet to schedule
Atlantis' new target liftoff date on the Eastern Range.
The change to Atlantis' targeted launch will affect the launch
countdown dress rehearsal for the shuttle's six astronauts. The
astronauts arrived at Kennedy on Monday for the Terminal Countdown
Demonstration Test and related training. The simulated countdown
has been rescheduled to November 3. The astronauts will practice
emergency escape and other related training while they are at
Kennedy this week and return there November 2 to conclude
their rehearsal work.
The agency's Flight Readiness Review meeting for STS-129 is set
for October 29. NASA will schedule an official launch date for
Atlantis following that meeting.
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