{"id":15264,"date":"2016-09-02T21:04:15","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T13:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/asteroid-probe-apparently-unharmed-in-nearby-spacex-explosion-passes-its-frr\/"},"modified":"2016-09-02T21:04:15","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T13:04:15","slug":"asteroid-probe-apparently-unharmed-in-nearby-spacex-explosion-passes-its-frr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/asteroid-probe-apparently-unharmed-in-nearby-spacex-explosion-passes-its-frr\/","title":{"rendered":"Asteroid probe apparently unharmed in nearby SpaceX explosion, passes its FRR"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The encapsulated OSIRIS-REx was lifted into the VIF on Monday. Credit: NASA-KSC\/Dimitri Gerondidakis
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CAPE CANAVERAL \u2014 NASA says initial checks show no damage to the Atlas 5 rocket or the agency\u2019s asteroid-bound OSIRIS-REx spacecraft that stood within the Vertical Integration Facility just a mile away from the SpaceX explosion Thursday.<\/p>\n

The United Launch Alliance vehicle is stacked in its assembly building aboard a mobile platform awaiting rollout to the Complex 41 pad next Wednesday. Liftoff is scheduled for next Thursday evening on a trek to Asteroid Bennu.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe launch for NASA\u2019s OSIRIS-REx mission remains on track for Sept. 8,\u201d a Kennedy Space Center spokesman said.<\/p>\n

\u201cInitial assessments indicate the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket and OSIRIS-REx spacecraft are healthy and secure in the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41, which is 1.1 miles from SpaceX\u2019s launch pad where the incident occurred.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Black smoke hangs in the air at the Atlas 5 rocket\u2019s assembly building Thursday morning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As SpaceX was fueling the Falcon 9 rocket at neighboring Complex 40 for its hot-fire engine test just after 9 a.m. Thursday, an explosion erupted from the upper stage and destroyed the vehicle. Also lost was the commercial satellite the Falcon was supposed to launch this weekend.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, NASA, ULA, Lockheed Martin and University of Arizona officials managing OSIRIS-REx held the Flight Readiness Review on Thursday to affirm the status of work to proceed with the scheduled launch date. <\/p>\n

\u201cLaunch and mission officials gathered this morning for the OSIRIS-REx Flight Readiness Review and concluded that there are no issues or concerns that would preclude continuing to target launch next Thursday, Sept. 8,\u201d a NASA spokesman said.<\/p>\n

Also Thursday, the spacecraft test team completed functional testing of OSIRIS-REx with no issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cNext time we power on the spacecraft will be for launch!\u201d the OSIRIS-REx mission leader, Dante Lauretta, tweeted Thursday evening.<\/p>\n

The Mission Dress Rehearsal will occur tomorrow for the combined teams to practice the countdown, a \u201creal-time launch simulation with all hands on deck,\u201d Lauretta said.<\/p>\n

Liftoff next Thursday is scheduled during a two-hour window opening at 7:05 p.m. EDT (2305 GMT).<\/p>\n

OSIRIS-REx is a 7-year, round trip flight to Asteroid Bennu. The craft will use a robotic arm to grab a sample of pristine material from the mountain-size world and bring it back to Earth for analysis, landing in Utah on Sept. 24, 2023.<\/p>\n

See earlier OSIRIS-REx coverage.<\/p>\n

Our Atlas archive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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