March 25, 2005 MEDIA ADVISORY: M05-048
NASA Announces Dart Launch Date and Press Conference NASA's Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART) spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 1:21 p.m. EDT, April 15 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. NASA scheduled a prelaunch mission update press conference, 11 a.m. to noon EST, Friday, April 1 in the Marshall Space Flight Center, Multimedia Services Building 4207, Huntsville, Ala. For Marshall media access instructions, contact Kim Newton, Marshall Public Affairs Office at: 256/544-0034. Participants: Jim Snoddy, DART project manager; NASA Launch Director Omar Baez; Jeff Campbell Pegasus Program Manager, Orbital Sciences Corporation. The briefing will be broadcast live on NASA TV with questions and answers for media at participating NASA centers. NASA TV is available on the Web and via satellite in the U.S. on AMC-6, Transponder 9C, C-Band, at 72 degrees west longitude. The frequency is 3880.0 MHz. Polarization is vertical, and audio is monaural at 6.80 MHz. In Alaska and Hawaii, it's on AMC-7, Transponder 18C, C-Band, at 137 degrees west longitude. The frequency is 4060.0 MHz; polarization is vertical, and audio is monaural at 6.80 MHz. For NASA TV information and schedules on the Internet, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv DART is a flight demonstrator that provides a key step in establishing autonomous rendezvous capabilities for the U.S. space program. DART will rendezvous with the Multiple Paths, Beyond-Line-of-Site Communications (MUBLCOM) satellite. It will perform several close proximity operations, such as moving toward and away from the satellite using navigation data provided by onboard sensors. DART is the first demonstration program selected by NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate to develop technologies for the Vision for Space Exploration. The Vision calls for the safe return to flight of the Space Shuttle, completion of the International Space Station and human and robotic exploration of the Solar System. For information about DART on the Web, visit: http://www.msfc.nasa.gov/news/dart/ For the latest DART launch information on the Web, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/missions/schedule.html For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit: http://www.nasa.gov - end - -- Dishnut-P ================================================================ Operator of RadioFree Dishnuts - Producer of The Dishnut News heard Saturdays at 10pm EST. on RFD, W0KIE Satellite Radio Network AMC-7 Transponder 5 / 7.50Mhz (4DTV W-7 973), WTND-LP 106.3, and many micro LPFM stations. http://dishnuts.net Show Archives: (DOWN) ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/pkgkPB/SOnJAA/Zx0JAA/EyMolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Community email addresses: Post message: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe: mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Shortcut URL to this page: http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/TVRO Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TVRO/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
