EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLES STATUS REPORT MISSION: Deep Impact LAUNCH VEHICLE: Delta II 7925 LAUNCH PAD: Pad 17-B Cape Canaveral Air Force Station LAUNCH DATE: Jan. 12, 2005 LAUNCH WINDOW: 1:08:20 p.m. and 1:48:04 p.m. EST instantaneous The launch of the Deep Impact spacecraft has been officially rescheduled on the Eastern Range for Jan. 12. There are two instantaneous launch opportunities that day, at 1:08:20 p.m. and 1:48:04 p.m. EST. Work to remove and replace the Delta II inter-stage adapter has been completed. ...Continue Reading

2004 Report #57 2:30 a.m. CDT Saturday, Oct. 16, 2004 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas A 10th crew has arrived at the International Space Station to begin a six-month stay. Soyuz Commander Salizhan Sharipov smoothly guided his Soyuz craft to a linkup with the StationÂ’s Pirs Docking Compartment at 11:16 p.m. CDT Friday. Sharipov took over manual control of the Soyuz' flight part way through the approach when problems were experienced with an automated docking system.The docking proceeded flawlessly under ...Continue Reading