03.17.06<br /><br />Joe Pally<br />Headquarters, Washington<br />(202) 358-7239<br /><br />George H. Diller<br />NASA Resident Office<br />Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.<br />(805) 605-3051<br /><br />STATUS REPORT: ELV-031706<br /><br />EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT<br /><br />Mission: Space Technology 5 (ST5) <br />Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. <br />Launch Vehicle: Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL <br />Launch Date: No earlier than March 22, 2006 <br />Launch Window: 8:57:31 to 10:19:50 a.m. EST <br />Targeted Drop Time: 9:02 a.m. EST <br /><br />The weather outlook is generally favorable for a launch attempt on <br />March 22. Testing and troubleshooting on the Pegasus rocket by the <br />NASA and Orbital Sciences engineering team is under way. It is <br />undetermined why the starboard flight control surface fin pin did not <br />retract during the March 15 launch attempt. <br /><br />The Pegasus fin batteries have been removed and replaced in accordance <br />with standard procedure following a launch attempt. They had been <br />activated for the pre-deployment fin sweep tests during the terminal <br />countdown sequence.<br /><br />A Launch Readiness Review is scheduled for Monday, March 20. <br /><br />Previous status reports are available on the Web at:<br /><br />http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/status/2006<br /><br />For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, visit:<br /><br />http://www.nasa.gov/home