{"id":5349,"date":"2009-08-21T18:06:03","date_gmt":"2009-08-21T22:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=5349"},"modified":"2024-02-09T11:54:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T16:54:06","slug":"engineering-grad-on-ksc-launch-tues-136-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/engineering-grad-on-ksc-launch-tues-136-am\/","title":{"rendered":"Shuttle Launch With UCF Alum Resch. for 12:22 am Fri."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" class=\" size-full img-fluid wp-image-5115\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2009\/08\/shuttle1.jpg\" alt=\"shuttle1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2009\/08\/shuttle1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2009\/08\/shuttle1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2009\/08\/shuttle1-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" class=\" size-full img-fluid wp-image-5115 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20450%20338%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"shuttle1\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20450%20338%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2009\/08\/shuttle1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2009\/08\/shuttle1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2009\/08\/shuttle1-360x270.jpg 360w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2009\/08\/shuttle1.jpg\">UPDATE: NASA is targeting space shuttle Discovery for a launch attempt Friday morning at 12:22 a.m., mission management team Chairman Mike Moses said. Engineers will evaluate a liquid hydrogen valve that developed problems during tanking operations Tuesday evening. Detailed test data about the valve will be examined before Discovery&#8217;s fuel tank is loaded with propellant ahead of Friday morning&#8217;s launch attempt.<\/p>\n<p><em>To read about UCF alum and Space Shuttle astronaut Nicole Stott:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/preflight-interview-with-astronaut-and-ucf-alum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Preflight Interview with Astronaut and UCF Alum<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-alum-to-live-aboard-international-space-station\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCF Alum to Live Aboard International Space Station<\/a><\/p>\n<p>UCF Alum Going Out of This World (Video)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UPDATE: NASA is targeting space shuttle Discovery for a launch attempt Friday morning at 12:22 a.m., mission management team Chairman Mike Moses said. 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