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Managers of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and the DSCOVR spacecraft have given a "go" to load propellants aboard the two-stage Falcon. Weather remains 90 percent "go" and there are no technical issues that would prevent the launch of DSCOVR at 6:10:12 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida.

Our continuous countdown coverage to the launch of NOAA's DSCOVR mission will begin at 3:30 p.m. EST leading up to liftoff at 6:10 p.m. The weather is looking very good for this evening's liftoff, too, and forecasters continue to offer a 90 percent chance of acceptable conditions at launch time. The launch window is instantaneous …

Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (JSSOD) Operations: Wilmore coordinated with ground teams using the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Remote Manipulator System (JEMRMS) to return the Multi-Purpose Experiment Platform (MPEP) containing the JSSOD to the JEMAL slide table.  The slide table was retracted, bringing the MPEP inside the JEMAL.  Following the activities, he …

There is a 90 percent chance of favorable weather for launch of DSCOVR, NOAA's new deep space satellite to monitor space weather. DSCOVR is a partnership between NOAA, NASA and the U.S. Air Force. The spacecraft is targeted for launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 6:10:12 p.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 8, from …

NASA TV will provide live coverage of a news briefing on the DSCOVR mission, NOAA's new satellite to monitor space weather, at 1 p.m. EST Saturday, Feb. 7 from the Press Site at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The briefing also will stream live on the agency's website here. NASA TV's and the DSCOVR launch blog coverage of countdown …

Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (JSSOD) Status:  Cristoforetti activated the JEMRMS Robotics Laptop (RLT), opened the JEM Airlock (JEMAL) outer hatch and extended the slide table.  Ground operations teams then performed the robotic operations to succesfully deploy the JSSOD satellite. The JEM Remote Manipulator System (JEMRMS) small fine Arm (SFA) was guided …

Europe’s Automated Transfer Vehicle-5 (ATV-5) is operating with one less electronics chain that provides power to its batteries after it failed Wednesday. The other three electronics chains are operating normally as flight controllers and the station crew prepare the ATV-5 for its departure Feb. 14. Cosmonauts Alexander Samokutyaev and Anton Shkaplerov set up gear in …

Weather forecasters from the U.S. Air Force 45th Weather Squadron are predicting a 90 percent chance of favorable weather for launch of DSCOVR, the new NOAA satellite to monitor space weather. The primary concern is for thick clouds at launch time. DSCOVR is a partnership between NOAA, NASA and the U.S. Air Force. The spacecraft …

NOAA's Satellite and Information Service has posted this press kit for that agency's DSCOVR mission due to launch Sunday at 6:10 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida adjacent to NASA's Kennedy Space Center. A SpaceX Falcon 9 will be used to lift the spacecraft to the L1 point in space a million …

Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV)-5 Status:  Yesterday, ATV experienced a failure with Battery Power Chain #4.  ATV ground teams have confirmed the failure is real and not a sensor issue.  The ground teams have taken the necessary precautions and are continuing their investigation.  The vehicle has a total of four power chains.  Should a second power …