Fri, Sep 08, 2006
NASA's STS-115 Prelaunch Briefing
Pressed for time... with a full and complex set of tasks
ahead... the space shuttle Atlantis is once again set for a Friday
morning launch. This... after five launch scrubs.
Some were caused by weather -- but Wednesday's launch was
terminated because of a glitch in a small electric pump motor that
supplies coolants to one of the shuttle's three fuel cells. NASA
says even though this doesn't qualify as a violation of its launch
criteria, it scrubbed Wednesday's launch because they were truly
baffled by the glitch.
Thursday night, mission managers briefed reporters on their
plans to go ahead with the countdown toward a Friday launch... even
though they're still just as unsure of the glitch as they were
earlier in the week. Let's listen in to Thursday night's
briefing.
This feature is in addition to our daily news briefing --
available in either a quick "Touch And Go" format, or an expanded
Aero-Briefing -- where you'll hear these stories:
Atlantis is ready to go... again...
High times, or desperate times at Northwest? Hundreds of
flight attendants are about to be recalled from furlough.
And Israel promises this is the end of its air blockade over
Lebanon....
...And more.
ANN Daily Touch N Go:
09.08.06 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Daily Aero-Briefing:
09.08.06 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program)
ANN Special Feature -- NASA Says "Go"
For Atlantis: 09.08.06 (ANN Special Feature, with
Thursday's prelaunch briefing for STS-115.)
Our DAILY programs consist of (at least) three separate
products.
- ANN's Daily 'Touch & Go' Aero-Cast: A
quick look at the most recent news of the day... short, succinct
and to the point. The usual 'Touch & Go' takes but a few
minutes and is a summary, only, of the day's events... and it only
takes a few minutes of your time.
- ANN's Daily Briefing Aero-Cast: The Daily ANN
Report (ANNRep for short), is a more comprehensive look at the
day's news. We give you the whole buzz... the news and features
that occupy the forefront of aviation news as well as solid
background on the subjects that aviators and other aviation
professionals need to stay informed on.
- ANN's Daily 'ASR' Feature Aero-Cast: Our daily
'Aero-News Special Report' involves a more in-depth view of a story
or two that dominated (or will be dominating) the day's news. Far
more detailed than any single story in our standard ANN Daily
Reports, this is a solid chance to get a close look at the stories
and topics that matter. ASR features may include exclusive
interviews with Aviation's Newsmakers, ANN's Special Investigative
reports and solid analysis of the stories that will have undeniable
impact on the world of aviation and aerospace.
Check them out, let us know what you think and be sure to keep
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