[meteorite-list] NASA Hypersonic Inflatable Tech Test Now Set For Launch July 22

[Ron Baalke]

July 19, 2012

David E. Steitz 
Headquarters, Washington 
202-358-1730 
david.steitz at nasa.gov 

Kathy Barnstorff 
Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 
757-864-9886/757-244-8511 
kathy.barnstorff at nasa.gov 

Keith Koehler 
Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va. 
757-824-1579 
keith.a.koehler at nasa.gov 

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-136

NASA HYPERSONIC INFLATABLE TECH TEST NOW SET FOR LAUNCH JULY 22

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. -- NASA managers are rescheduling the launch of an 
inflatable heat shield technology demonstration flight from the 
agency's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va., until no 
earlier than Sunday, July 22. 

The Inflatable Reentry Vehicle Experiment (IRVE-3) launch was 
postponed for one day to allow for additional testing of launch 
vehicle systems. NASA has three consecutive days of launch 
opportunities for IRVE-3, with a liftoff window from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. 
EDT each day. 

IRVE-3 is part of the Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator 
(HIAD) Project within the Game Changing Development Program, part of 
NASA's Space Technology Program. 

Media interested in attending the launch of IRVE-3 should contact 
Wallops Public Affairs Officer Keith Koehler at 757-824-1579 or 
keith.a.koehler at nasa.gov to arrange for media accreditation. 

NASA Television will air the IRVE-3 launch live and stream it on the 
agency's website at: 

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv 

For more information about IRVE-3 and the HIAD project, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/hiad 

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