1 00:00:01,570 --> 00:00:02,029 \h 2 00:00:02,030 --> 00:00:05,160 George Diller/NASA Launch Commentator: This is Taurus Launch Control. With us in the Mission Director 3 00:00:05,700 --> 00:00:06,616 Center is Chuck Dovale. He is our assistant launch director tonight and also the deputy director of the 4 00:00:11,650 --> 00:00:18,516 Launch Services Program for NASA. And Chuck, can you explain exactly what happened? What did the launch 5 00:00:19,110 --> 00:00:19,503 team see that didn’t give them confidence to proceed into that last five minutes. 6 00:00:24,250 --> 00:00:27,206 Chuck Dovale/NASA Glory Assistant Launch Manager: OK, well, I’ll give it a shot. The team is actually 7 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:35,226 still working out trying to understand what the issue was. There’s a set of GSC ground support equipment 8 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:46,120 called the vehicle interface control console that basically controls and provides status on the launch 9 00:00:48,530 --> 00:00:55,196 vehicle systems. What configuration they’re in. Whether it’s safe or not. It appears a hold-fire 10 00:01:00,450 --> 00:01:07,250 condition was noticed which basically means a safe condition was sent. The curious part of that is the 11 00:01:10,610 --> 00:01:17,143 vehicle was already safe. So something external, it was an external signal that indicated that the 12 00:01:17,420 --> 00:01:24,286 vehicle should be safe. So we didn’t quite understand why we were getting that indication. This VICC, 13 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:33,186 Vehicle Interface Control Console, there’s a backup unit to it. The team quickly adjusted to the backup, 14 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:43,706 but were getting the same indication of the prime. So it clearly wasn’t an indication of just a piece of 15 00:01:44,390 --> 00:01:51,123 GSC that went bad. I think the biggest problem is the issue occurred at about L-12 minutes or so. And 16 00:01:54,640 --> 00:02:01,640 with basically no room for any flexibility of a long window, we just ran out of time for troubleshooting. 17 00:02:05,740 --> 00:02:12,540 Troubleshooting is continuing. We had to make sure we understood the vehicle configuration and that we 18 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:14,140 could get it safed. We’re in the process of doing that. Troubleshooting in commencing. We don’t 19 00:02:20,620 --> 00:02:20,853 understand the problem at the moment. I can just tell you that we’re going to troubleshoot it the next 20 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:31,586 few hours. We certainly won’t continue until we understand it. 21 00:02:33,890 --> 00:02:40,756 We are posturing for a 24-hour turnaround in the event we can find a root cause and hopefully try again 22 00:02:40,970 --> 00:02:41,030 tomorrow. 23 00:02:41,910 --> 00:02:45,090 George Diller/NASA Launch Commentator: Does this system, does it monitor only or does it actually affect 24 00:02:45,730 --> 00:02:46,220 the ability to command the vehicle one way or another? 25 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:51,930 Chuck Dovale/NASA Glory Assistant Launch Manager: It provides control. So when a vehicle goes from a safe 26 00:02:52,750 --> 00:02:59,616 to an arm condition, this is the equipment that’s providing that, it’s in the launch equipment van. 27 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:07,373 So like I said, we were in a safe mode and it externally received a signal to go in the safe mode and we 28 00:03:09,050 --> 00:03:12,183 don’t quite understand why that had occurred. 29 00:03:12,510 --> 00:03:13,493 George Diller/NASA Launch Commentator: So it will affect our ability to properly command the vehicle in 30 00:03:18,460 --> 00:03:19,519 those last few minutes or few seconds of the flight. 31 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:21,249 Chuck Dovale/NASA Glory Assistant Launch Manager: Right, absolutely. 32 00:03:21,250 --> 00:03:24,559 George Diller/NASA Launch Commentator: And we weren’t getting the proper indication that this was working 33 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:25,560 as it should. 34 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:28,216 Chuck Dovalle/NASA Glory Assitance Launch Manager: Yeah, there was no indication the count was smooth and we had 35 00:03:31,410 --> 00:03:38,543 just cleared, the biggest problem was a boat in the dropbox. And this just kind of cropped up. The team out 36 00:03:40,940 --> 00:03:47,206 near the site got and indication that a safe command was sent, a hold fire command was issued. 37 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:53,733 And timing wise, that was not a proper indication to get at that point. 38 00:03:58,090 --> 00:04:01,266 George Diller/NASA Launch Commentator: So that just didn’t give us confidence that we would have full 39 00:04:01,780 --> 00:04:02,170 control of the vehicle in that last few minutes. 40 00:04:04,590 --> 00:04:06,130 Chuck Dovale/NASA Glory Assistant Launch Manager: Right. If you don’t understand what this VICC, the 41 00:04:09,850 --> 00:04:16,583 ground support equipment is doing, then there’s really no need to continue until you understand it. 42 00:04:18,460 --> 00:04:21,123 George Diller/NASA Launch Commentator: It’s called Vehicle Interface Control Console, is the unit that 43 00:04:22,730 --> 00:04:23,696 they’ll be trouble shooting over the next several hours. 44 00:04:25,630 --> 00:04:26,709 Chuck Dovale/NASA Glory Assistant Launch Manager: Right. 45 00:04:26,710 --> 00:04:29,616 George Diller/NASA Launch Commentator: Alright. Chuck, thank you for coming over and we’ll just stand by 46 00:04:30,870 --> 00:04:31,263 for further details as we get them. 47 00:04:32,810 --> 00:04:33,379 Chuck Dovale/NASA Glory Assistant Launch Manager: OK. 48 00:04:33,380 --> 00:04:34,460 George Diller/NASA Launch Commentator: But right now I guess we’ll plan to proceed 49 00:04:37,900 --> 00:04:38,680 toward a launch attempt again tomorrow night. 50 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:40,659 Chuck Dovale/NASA Glory Assistant Launch Manager: OK. 51 00:04:40,660 --> 00:04:41,769 George Diller/NASA Launch Commentator: Thank you, very much. 52 00:04:41,770 --> 00:04:42,209 Chuck Dovale/NASA Glory Assistant Launch Manager: Thanks. 53 00:04:42,210 --> 00:04:43,396 George Diller/NASA Launch Commentator: Chuck Dovale, our assistant launch director on the status of the