KSC-04pd1470
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The MESSENGER (Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging) spacecraft, mated to the Delta II third stage Payload Assist Module, is ready for presentation to the media at Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Fla. Spokespersons for the event are Dr. Robert Gold, MESSENGER payload manager with The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL); and Ted Hartka, MESSENGER lead mechanical engineer, APL. MESSENGER is scheduled to launch Aug. 2 aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from Pad 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
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July 14, 2004
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Kennedy Space Center, FL
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