[meteorite-list] Dawn/Phoenix Update - May 11, 2007

[Ron Baalke]

05.11.07

George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468

STATUS REPORT: ELV-051107

EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT

Mission: Dawn 
Location: Astrotech Space Operations Facility 
Launch Pad: 17-B 
Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7925-H 
Launch Date: NET June 30, 2007 
Launch Time: 15:13:15 p.m. EDT 

Mission system performance testing continues and is planned to finish 
Friday.

A test of the spacecraft's primary communications antenna is scheduled 
for May 21.

The spacecraft solar arrays will be attached and deployed May 21 - 24.

The spacecraft will be moved to Astrotech's Hazardous Processing 
Facility for fueling on May 26.


Mission: Phoenix 
Location: Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility 
Launch Pad: 17-A 
Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7925 
Launch Date: Aug. 3, 2007 
Launch Time: 15:35:18 a.m. EDT 

Spacecraft spin-balance testing is under way.

The spacecraft will be powered to begin testing on May 14.

The heat shield will be installed on May 15, and a separation test 
will then be performed.

The spacecraft's electrical power system will undergo a final 
performance test on May 17.

The flight software will be loaded aboard the spacecraft on May 21.

Previous status reports are available on the Web at:

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/status/2007 

	
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