COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Kennedy Center Media Archive Collection
Record
Description:
KODIAK ISLAND, Alaska -- Technicians prepare the Starshine 3 payload, while the payload fairing of the Athena 1 launch vehicle awaits servicing at Kodiak Island, Alaska, as preparations to launch Kodiak Star proceed. The first orbital launch to take place from Alaska's Kodiak Launch Complex, Kodiak Star is scheduled to lift off on a Lockheed Martin Athena I launch vehicle on Sept. 17 during a two-hour window that extends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. ADT. The payloads aboard include the Starshine 3, sponsored by NASA, and the PICOSat, PCSat and Sapphire, sponsored by the Department of Defense (DoD) Space Test Program
Release Date:
07/31/2001
Photo Credit:
NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Release:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899
facet_what:
PCSAT
facet_where:
Alaska
facet_when:
07-31-2001
facet_when_year:
2001
Photo Number:
KSC-01KODI-062
UID:
SPD-KSCMA-KSC-01KODI-062
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