To: concentric circles
0047 GMT (8:47 p.m. EDT Tues.)
Second stage liquid oxygen tank is now loaded.
0044 GMT (8:44 p.m. EDT Tues.)
The countdown is entering the last two-and-a-half hours before launch. Fueling of the Boeing Delta 4 rocket continues for today's 8:14 p.m. PDT (11:14 p.m. EDT; 0314 GMT) liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
0041 GMT (8:41 p.m. EDT Tues.)
Post-filling tests on the first stage liquid oxygen system have been performed. The tank is now entering topping mode.
0032 GMT (8:32 p.m. EDT Tues.)
Loading of the first stage liquid hydrogen tank is reported complete.
33 posted on
06/27/2006 5:55:50 PM PDT by
WSGilcrest
(Mikey likes it!)
To: WSGilcrest
To: WSGilcrest
Boeing plans to provide a webcast of the launch at
www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/delta/media.htm
37 posted on
06/27/2006 6:10:28 PM PDT by
ZGuy
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