Space Administratkon
Washington. D C 20546
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For Release
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Dick Young
Kennedy Space Center, Pla.
(Phone: 305/867-2468)
'reerry White
Johnson Space Center, 'louston, mexas
(Phone: 713/483-5111)
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r DRE.SS RrIIEARSAL SET FOR FEBRUARY
SPACE SHtj
thle way for thle launch of the shuttle's first orbit il flight, now
tho 'Aar-ha1 sIpace ligght Center, luntsville, Ala., and the Whhite
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the Wet Count-
It will be divided into two major seztions:
Readiness Firing, which will in-
down Demonstration Test/Flight
the orbit-er's three main en-
clude a 20-second test firing of
'rest, which will be centered
gines, and a Mission Verification
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Readiness Firing
The Wet 2ountdown Dem,-nstrttion "'est/Flight
all elements of the
and Mission Verification Test will exercise
including personnel, facilities,
new Space Transportation System,
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The main propulsion system control elements also will be re-
quired to maintain pressure in the external tank and in the malin
engines during ,1? test firing as they would during an actual
launch.
'Po verify the ability of the orbiter's auxiliary power
units and hydraulic system, and the flight control system to
throttle and gimbal the main engines.
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As for the Sq'S-1 lauLIcih, the window will open at sunrise
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plhq * ninutes. 'he Pliqht Roadines Firing is scheduled for no
e arlier than Feb. 10. Window opening times for that dlate and the
Fix suhqeO1uent days are a-, follows:
Feb. 10 - ':q0 a.m.. EST
Feb'). 11 - 7 :4q a.m. EST'
Feb. 12 - 7:438 a.m. EST
Fe'b-. 1 - 7:47 a.mn. FST
Fe b. 1 4 - 7: -. a . m. EST
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Feb. 16 - 7:14 3.m. EST
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Flight Rteadiness Fin
A ser ies of foui coord nated tests and simul it ions will f ol -
low the Countdown Demonstration -est/Fliiqht Readiness Firing at
the lonnendv .;Pice @entrt. -'he -nimulations begin or the ei qhth day
of tho I I-Jav series.
Abort-Once-Around Exercise
Mission Simulation
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End-of-Mission Exercise
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
NASA Headquarters
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Director
Isaa: T. Gillam IV
Deputy Director
Robert F. Johannes
Chief of Flight Operations
John A. Manke
Shuttle Project Manager
Mel Burke
Director
Christopher C. Kraft Jr.
Manager, Space Shuttle Program
Robert F. Thompson
Manager, Orbital Flight Test
Donald K. "Deke" Slayton
Manager, Space Shuttle Orbiter
Aaron Cohen Project Office
Director
Richard C. Smith
Deputy Director
Ge ald D. Griffin
Associate Director for STS
Raymond I,.Clark Development
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Marshall Space Flight Center
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