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Launch scrubbed for 24 hours
by Dennis Chamberland
September 14, l998
At 10 PM last night I scrubbed the SCSAS launch for 24 hours. The electrician
departed the habitat at 9:00 PM last night, but it was too late to then
conduct the cabin pressure test - we had no other choice. (Plus the Surface
Support Barge mysteriously developed a flat this weekend which is yet
another show-stopper.)
We could not scrub 12 hours because the ramp at Pennikamp is not open
that early, so 24 hours was the only reasonable choice. I notified the
team, and we are scheduled to pick back up working today at 8:00 AM for
a departure from KSC tomorrow morning to catch the Tuesday evening tide.
I have designed 72 hours of hold contingency in the schedule so we are
still on for an on-time start.
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