Feb 10, 2011

Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0918 stephen e cole@nasa gov

George H Diller NASA Vandenberg Resident Office, Calif 805-605-3051 george h diller@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-027

GLORY CLIMATE SATELLITE READY FOR CALIFORNIA LAUNCH ON FEB 23

WASHINGTON -- NASA's Glory mission is scheduled to launch Wednesday, Feb 23, from Space Launch Complex 576-E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California Liftoff is targeted for 5:09 a m EST (2:09 a m PST) in the middle of a 48-second launch window

Data from the Glory mission will allow scientists to better understand how the sun and tiny atmospheric particles called aerosols affect Earth's climate Both aerosols and solar energy influence the planet's energy budget - the amount of energy entering and exiting Earth's atmosphere An accurate measurement of these impacts is important to anticipate future changes to our climate

The first of NASA's Educational Launch of Nanosatellite, or ELaNa, missions also will be launched on the Taurus XL rocket These auxiliary payloads are three small satellites called CubeSats, each designed and created by university and college students

NASA Television will carry prelaunch media briefings on the Glory and ELaNa missions on Monday, Feb 21 starting at 4 p m EST (1 p m PST) from Vandenberg Reporters who cannot attend the briefings can ask questions from NASA field centers

On Feb 23, NASA TV coverage of the countdown will begin at 3:30 a m EST (12:30 a m PST) Liftoff is targeted for 5:09:43 a m EST (2:09:43 a m PST) Spacecraft separation from the Taurus occurs 13 minutes after launch The briefings and launch coverage also will be streamed online at:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

Launch coverage of Glory countdown activities will appear on NASA's launch blog starting at 3:30 a m EST (12:30 a m PST) Real-time updates of countdown milestones as well as streaming video clips highlighting launch preparations and liftoff will be available at:

http://www nasa gov/glory

The launch news center at the NASA Vandenberg Resident Office will be staffed beginning Feb 15 To speak with a NASA Public Affairs Officer, call 805-605-3051 A recorded status report will also be available starting at that time by dialing 805-734-2693

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md , manages the Glory project Mission launch management is the responsibility of NASA's Launch Services Program at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Orbital Sciences Corp of Dulles, Va , which built the Glory satellite, also is the launch service provider of the four-stage Taurus XL rocket

For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov

-end-

To subscribe to the list, send a message to: hqnews-subscribe@mediaservices nasa gov To remove your address from the list, send a message to: hqnews-unsubscribe@mediaservices nasa gov

The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription:

You are subscribed to the following list: [list_name]

using the following email: example@example.com

You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL:

https://aus-city com/cgi-bin/dada/mail cgi/u/NASA_REPORTS/example/example com/

If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address Some mail readers will wrap a long URL and thus break this automatic unsubscribe mechanism

You may also change your subscription by visiting this list's main screen:

<[program_url]/list/[list]>

If you're still having trouble, please contact the list owner at:

<mailto:[list_owner_email]>

The following physical address is associated with this mailing list:

[physical_address]