Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!think.com!spool.mu.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!stanford.edu!eos!aio!vf.jsc.nasa.gov!kent From: kent@vf.jsc.nasa.gov Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle Subject: Re: Endeavor Message-ID: <1991Apr24.170057.1@vf.jsc.nasa.gov> Date: 24 Apr 91 23:00:57 GMT Article-I.D.: vf.1991Apr24.170057.1 References: <1991Apr24.010610.4233@vax5.cit.cornell.edu> Sender: news@aio.jsc.nasa.gov (USENET News System) Distribution: sci Organization: NASA Johnson Space Flight Center Lines: 14 In article <1991Apr24.010610.4233@vax5.cit.cornell.edu>, jfe@vax5.cit.cornell.edu writes: > 1. What does the OV stand for in front of the numbers? I think Endeavor is > OV-105? > > 2. Is Endeavor ready for actual launch? If so, when is the scheduled date? > 1: OV = Orbiter Vehicle 2: May of 1992 is the first launch for Endeavor. More work will be done to Endeavor when it reaches the cape. Mike Kent - Lockheed Engineering and Sciences Company at NASA JSC 2400 NASA RD One, Houston, TX 77058 (713) 483-3791