Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brunix.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!harvard!talcott!wjh12!foxvax1!brunix!alb From: alb@brunix.UUCP (Adam L. Buchsbaum) Newsgroups: net.columbia Subject: Launch Set -- Satellites Scrubbed Message-ID: <10437@brunix.UUCP> Date: Mon, 29-Apr-85 10:03:11 EDT Article-I.D.: brunix.10437 Posted: Mon Apr 29 10:03:11 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 1-May-85 06:16:34 EDT Distribution: net Organization: Brown University Computer Science Lines: 8 The Challenger is set to launch at noon EDT today, but NASA scrubbed the planned deployment of two low-priority satellites aboard the shuttle. The satellites are parts of Getaway Specials. Two off-the-shelf 9-volt batteries failed and thus prevent the satellites from being deployed properly. They will still go along for the ride, as it is too late to take them off the ship. NASA will schedule them for another flight.