[Launch Alert] Launch Aborted

[Brian Webb]

                            LAUNCH ALERT

			           Brian Webb
		        Ventura County, California
		        E-mail: kd6nrp at earthlink.net
	         Web Site: http://www.spacearchive.info

				           2006 March 15 (Wednesday) 17:49 PST
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                     NASA RESCHEDULES ST5 LAUNCH

NASA's Space Technology 5 spacecraft (ST5) launch was aborted today. A
locking pin in the Orbital Science's Pegasus XL rocket's flight
control service mechanism did not retract just prior to launch.
Orbital Sciences and NASA engineers will diagnose and correct the
problem.

A new launch date will be established pending resolution of the issue,
the availability of the Western Range, and acceptable weather
conditions at the Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. launch site. The
delay will be at least 48 hours.

For information about the ST5 mission and NASA's New Millennium
Program visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/st5

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

http://www.nasa.gov/home


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