Feb. 17, 2006

Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington 
(202) 358-3749

George Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(Phone: (321) 867-2468) 

STATUS REPORT: E06-006

NASA EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT: E06-006

Mission: Space Technology 5 (ST5)
Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
Launch Vehicle: Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL
Launch Date: Feb. 28, 2006
Launch Window: 8:57 to 10:19 a.m. EST
Targeted Drop Time: 9:02 a.m. EST

Spacecraft closeouts are complete. The fairing was cleaned and 
inspected with a black light for any contamination. Quality control 
contamination samples were taken from the craft. 

The right half of the fairing was installed Wednesday. Installation of 
the left half of the fairing was completed Thursday. 

The Pegasus/ST5 combination will be mated to the transporter on 
Monday. Transportation to the runway for mating to the L-1011 carrier 
aircraft is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 24. 

An integrated launch vehicle/spacecraft combined systems test and an 
ST5 state-of-health check is scheduled for Feb. 25. 

For previous status reports on the Web, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/status/2006 

For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov/home 

	
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