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Viewing cable 08STATE117974, LAUNCH OF SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION STS-126

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08STATE117974 2008-11-05 19:28 2011-08-24 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Secretary of State
R 051928Z NOV 08
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO RUEHMD/AMEMBASSY MADRID 0062
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 1647
INFO ALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS COLLECTIVE
RUEHTRO/AMEMBASSY TRIPOLI 3922
UNCLAS STATE 117974 
 
MADRID FOR ECON PERDUE, 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: TSPA FR SP AIN
SUBJECT: LAUNCH OF SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION STS-126 
 
PARIS FOR SCICOUNS/NASA REP BARRY 
 
1.  SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION STS-126, ENDEAVOR (OV-105), 
WILL LAUNCH FROM KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (KSC), FLORIDA, NO 
EARLIER THAN NOVEMBER 14, 2008.  THE LAUNCH WINDOW OPENS 
AT 7:51 PM (1951 EST), NOVEMBER 14 (24:51 UTC/GMT) AND 
IS 10 MINUTES LONG.  NOMINAL END OF MISSION LANDING AT 
KSC IS SCHEDULED FOR NO EARLIER THAN NOVEMBER 29, 2008 
AT 2:02 PM EST (19:02 UTC/GMT). 
 
2.  ZARAGOZA AIR BASE, SPAIN IS THE PRIMARY TRANSOCEANIC 
ABORT LANDING SITE (TAL). MORON AIR BASE, SPAIN, AND 
ISTRES AIR BASE, FRANCE, ARE THE TWO ALTERNATE SITES. 
 
3.  OES/SAT WILL STAFF THE JOINT STATE-NASA SHUTTLE 
MONITORING GROUP IN THE DEPARTMENT'S OPERATIONS CENTER 
FOR THE LIFT-OFF PERIOD.  THE OPERATIONS CENTER WILL 
ESTABLISH A CONFERENCE CALL TELEPHONE LINK BETWEEN THE 
MONITORING GROUP AND SHUTTLE CONTROL OFFICERS AT EMBASSY 
MADRID AND EMBASSY PARIS, AT APPROX. ONE HALF HOUR PRIOR 
TO LIFT-OFF.  SHUTTLE MONITORING GROUP CONTROL OFFICERS 
ARE OES/SAT, FERNANDO ECHAVARRIA AND DORIETHA JACKSON, 
AND SHARI KAMM AND NEAL NEWMAN, NASA. 
 
4.  MINIMIZE CONSIDERED. 
RICE