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Re: Atlas V - MAVEN - November 18, 2013
« Reply #80 on: 11/01/2013 09:04 pm »

MEDIA ADVISORY M27-13


NASA Chief Scientist Available To News Media At Kennedy Space Center

News media will have a chance to speak with NASA chief scientist and planetary geologist Dr. Ellen Stofan on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013.  The interview opportunity will occur in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) viewing room at the Kennedy Space Center.  Dr. Stofan will be observing NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutionN, or MAVEN, spacecraft after it has been encapsulated in the payload fairing. MAVEN is to be moved to Space Launch Complex 41 on Nov. 7.

News media should be at Kennedy’s Press Site at 2 p.m. EST on Tuesday for transportation to the PHSF.

Those needing accreditation should apply online at https://media.ksc.nasa.gov by noon on Monday, Nov. 4. This event is open to U.S. media only. Badges may be picked up at the Kennedy badging office on State Road 405, east of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, after 8 a.m.

To learn more about the MAVEN mission, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/maven
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Re: Atlas V - MAVEN - November 18, 2013
« Reply #81 on: 11/01/2013 09:11 pm »

Friday, November 1, 2013 - 10:02

The MAVEN spacecraft is entering the home stretch of its prelaunch activities in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Today MAVEN is being mated with the payload attach fitting for the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, allowing encapsulation of the spacecraft into the payload fairing tomorrow.
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Re: Atlas V - MAVEN - November 18, 2013
« Reply #82 on: 11/02/2013 10:19 am »
Do we have a list of daily launch windows after November 18?

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Re: Atlas V - MAVEN - November 18, 2013
« Reply #83 on: 11/02/2013 11:02 am »
Do we have a list of daily launch windows after November 18?

They are centered around the same time

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Re: Atlas V - MAVEN - November 18, 2013
« Reply #84 on: 11/04/2013 03:03 am »
I have seen some good digital copies of the NASA patch for MAVEN does anyone have a good copy of the ULA one for MAVEN?

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Re: Atlas V - MAVEN - November 18, 2013
« Reply #85 on: 11/05/2013 08:20 pm »
MAVEN has been encapsulated.
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Re: Atlas V - MAVEN - November 18, 2013
« Reply #86 on: 11/05/2013 08:38 pm »
I have seen some good digital copies of the NASA patch for MAVEN does anyone have a good copy of the ULA one for MAVEN?

ULA doesn't have a MAVEN patch.

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Re: Atlas V - MAVEN - November 18, 2013
« Reply #87 on: 11/05/2013 08:53 pm »
Such a great article by Chris Gebhardt -

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/11/martian-atmosphere-maven-prepares-launch/
Nice one Chris G! :) I starting to get excited with a new Mars mission about to happen again.  8)
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Re: Atlas V - MAVEN - November 18, 2013
« Reply #88 on: 11/06/2013 08:41 am »
MAVEN Encapsulated Inside Atlas V Fairing

Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 13:42

Engineers and technicians have fully encapsulated the MAVEN spacecraft in an Atlas V payload fairing and the team is performing a series of fairing closeouts today so the Mars-bound spacecraft can be hoisted atop the payload transporter Wednesday.
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Re: Atlas V - MAVEN - November 18, 2013
« Reply #89 on: 11/07/2013 09:44 am »
« Last Edit: 11/07/2013 09:45 am by jacqmans »
Jacques :-)

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Re: Atlas V - MAVEN - November 18, 2013
« Reply #90 on: 11/07/2013 05:04 pm »
From Facebook
NASA's Launch Services Program

During testing at Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, a leak was discovered in a ground system gaseous purge line required for the #MAVEN spacecraft. Operations to move the spacecraft, sealed inside its payload fairing, to the complex and install it atop the United Launch Alliancee #AtlasV rocket have been rescheduled to Friday to allow technicians an additional day to complete troubleshooting and repair activities for this ground system leak. Launch remains slated for Nov. 18 during a two-hour window opening at 1:28 p.m. EST.
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Re: Atlas V - MAVEN - November 18, 2013
« Reply #91 on: 11/08/2013 02:37 pm »
November 8, 2013

MEDIA ADVISORY M13-171

NASA Sets MAVEN/Atlas V Launch Events Coverage

NASA's next Mars-bound spacecraft, the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN), is set to launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket Monday, Nov. 18.

The two-hour launch window extends from 1:28 p.m. to 3:28 p.m. EST. Liftoff will occur from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41.

Launch commentary coverage and prelaunch media briefings, will be carried live on NASA Television and the agency's website.

MAVEN is the second mission under NASA's Mars Scout Program. It will take critical measurements of the Martian upper atmosphere to help scientists understand climate change over the Red Planet's history. MAVEN is the first spacecraft devoted to exploring and understanding the Martian upper atmosphere. It will orbit the planet in an elliptical orbit that allows it to pass through and sample the entire upper atmosphere on every orbit. The spacecraft will investigate how the loss of Mars' atmosphere to space determined the history of water on the surface.

NASA will host a number of pre- and post-launch activities at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, including:

Friday, Nov. 15

    1 p.m. - Prelaunch news conference on NASA TV
    2 p.m. - MAVEN Spanish media briefing on NASA TV

Saturday, Nov. 16

    9 a.m. - Atlas V launch vehicle rollout transportation departs the Kennedy Press Site parking lot at 9 a.m. (not on NASA TV)
    1:30 p.m. - Remote camera placement at Space Launch Complex 41 transportation departs the Kennedy Press Site parking lot at 1:30 p.m. (not on NASA TV).
    2 p.m. - MAVEN NASA Social on NASA TV

Sunday, Nov. 17

    9 a.m. - PhoneSat 2 overview media availability at Kennedy's Press Site (not on NASA TV)
    10 a.m. - MAVEN mission science briefing on NASA TV
    11:30 a.m. - "The Path Toward Humans to Mars" briefing on NASA TV

Monday, Nov. 18

    11 a.m. - Live prelaunch commentary begins on NASA TV
    Post-launch news conference on NASA TV targeted for about 2 1/2 hours after launch

Media who want to cover the MAVEN briefings and launch in person must apply for credentials at:

https://media.ksc.nasa.gov/
« Last Edit: 11/09/2013 11:30 am by jacqmans »
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Re: Atlas V - MAVEN - November 18, 2013
« Reply #92 on: 11/08/2013 03:44 pm »
From Facebook

MAVEN Positioned Atop Atlas V

The MAVEN spacecraft inside its protective fairing has been positioned atop the United Launch Alliance Atlas V booster this morning following an early morning trip from its processing hangar at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the launch pad at the adjacent Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The move began at 12:33 a.m. with a specialized payload transporter leaving the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility and traveling with a convoy to Space Launch Complex 41 where a stacked United Launch Alliance Atlas V was waiting for its payload. MAVEN arrived at the pad at 2:59 a.m. Crews began hoisting MAVEN into the Vertical Integration Facility at 6:43 a.m. and the spacecraft was soft-mated to the top of the rocket at 7:45 a.m.

The move and hoisting operations mark another major milestone for the launch team as everything proceeds on schedule to launch Nov. 18 at 1:28 p.m. EST to begin MAVEN's mission to study the Martian upper atmosphere. MAVEN will be powered up for a health check tomorrow. Then on Monday, controllers will run the Integrated Systems Test to assure that MAVEN and the Atlas V are working together. It is also an electrical test of the Atlas V.

Source: NASA
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Re: Atlas V - MAVEN - November 18, 2013
« Reply #93 on: 11/08/2013 04:39 pm »
A photo of MAVEN being mated to its Atlas V this morning

http://twitter.com/Maven2Mars
« Last Edit: 11/08/2013 04:42 pm by TheFallen »

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Re: Atlas V - MAVEN - November 18, 2013
« Reply #94 on: 11/08/2013 05:22 pm »
above plus another--linked on Facebook and I don't have photo-shop to crop  ???
« Last Edit: 11/08/2013 05:23 pm by Targeteer »
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Re: Atlas V - MAVEN - November 18, 2013
« Reply #95 on: 11/08/2013 09:32 pm »
Can anyone tell me why they made this move in the middle of the night? Why not schedule it for a time when everyone can be at maximum alertness? Just curious.
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Re: Atlas V - MAVEN - November 18, 2013
« Reply #96 on: 11/08/2013 09:46 pm »
Can anyone tell me why they made this move in the middle of the night? Why not schedule it for a time when everyone can be at maximum alertness? Just curious.

Others have stated on the site previously that at this time there is the lowest chance of severe weather.
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Re: Atlas V - MAVEN - November 18, 2013
« Reply #97 on: 11/08/2013 09:48 pm »
Can anyone tell me why they made this move in the middle of the night? Why not schedule it for a time when everyone can be at maximum alertness? Just curious.
Traffic and weather considerations mainly. These convoys use the same the roads that other employees at KSC and CCAFS use for their normal travels and they don't travel very fast (less than 5 MPH/8 km/h) so getting stuck behind it is not very fun.
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Re: Atlas V - MAVEN - November 18, 2013
« Reply #98 on: 11/08/2013 10:04 pm »
Transporter uses same roads that hundreds of people use to get to work and throughout the day.  Closing the roads for 3 hours would impact lots of people.  Best time to lift the payload is in the morning when the weather in Florida is typically the calmest.  Leave time for contingencies before arriving.  Minimize the time that the payload is out in the open.
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Re: Atlas V - MAVEN - November 18, 2013
« Reply #99 on: 11/10/2013 11:01 am »
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In Friday's operations, MAVEN (in the fairing) mated to the AtlasV rocket.

https://twitter.com/NASA_LSP/status/399423874997452800

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