| Space Tech 5: Takeoff for launch |
Posted: March 22, 2006
Duration: 1 min 10 sec
The "Stargazer" carrier aircraft with the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket has departed Vandenberg Air Force Base in California for the March 22 launch for NASA's Space Technology 5 micro-sats mission. |  |
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| Space Tech 5: Second launch attempt preps |
Posted: March 22, 2006
Duration: 9 min 25 sec
The L-1011 Stargazer carrier aircraft makes its way from the staging area at Vandenberg Air Force Base to the runway for takeoff during the second launch attempt of the Space Technology 5 mission. |  |
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| Space Tech 5: Launch aborted |
Posted: March 15, 2006
Duration: 2 min 10 sec
During the final seconds prior to the planned launch of the Space Technology 5 mission on March 15, a retention pin that holds the starboard-side fin aerosurface on the Pegasus rocket first stage did not retract. That forced the launch team to call an abort. This movie shows the scrub as it happened. |  |
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| Space Tech 5: Carrier aircraft departs Vandenberg for launch |
Posted: March 15, 2006
Duration: 1 min 2 sec
The "Stargazer" carrier aircraft with the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket takes off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 5:27 a.m. local time for launch for NASA's Space Technology 5 micro-sats. |  |
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| Space Tech 5: Taxi to the runway |
Posted: March 15, 2006
Duration: 3 min 35 sec
The Stargazer carrier aircraft makes its way to the 10,000-foot runway at Vandenberg Air Force Base from the "hot pad" staging area in preparation for takeoff on the Space Technology 5 launch. |  |
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| Space Tech 5: Pre-launch news conference |
Posted: March 12, 2006
Duration: 29 min 28 sec
An air-launched Orbital Sciences Pegasus rocket will place three miniature satellites into orbit for NASA's Space Technology 5 mission. The launch is scheduled for March 14 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. This is the pre-launch press conference held March 12 with Jim Slavin, the ST5 project scientist, Chuck Dovale, the NASA launch manager, Bryan Baldwin, Pegasus program director at Orbital Sciences, Art Azarbarzin, ST5 spacecraft project manager, and David Bieger, the Air Force launch weather officer.
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| Space Tech 5: Mission preview briefing |
Posted: March 12, 2006
Duration: 19 min 7 sec
A preview of the Space Technology 5 mission objectives for demonstrating new technologies and benefits for science is provided in this pre-flight news conference held March 12 at the Vandenberg Air Force Base launch site. The briefers include Ray Taylor from the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters, Chris Stevens, from the New Millennium Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Jim Slavin, ST5 project scientist. |  |
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