LRO Status 12:47pm

Proceeding thru Instrument power-up and checkouts.

LRO Status 12:12pm

Starting LRO aliveness tests, on schedule. L-4:48:30

LRO Status 11:49am

commanding recovered, Launch Configuration Proc proceeding

LRO Status 11:17AM

Troubleshooting commanding problem, commands not getting to spacecraft from ASO via AE via PVAN, troubleshooting in progress.

LRO Launch Day 10:45am EDT

Power up of LRO spacecraft in progress.

Launch Day 9:30 EDT

MOC is completing voice checks and working checkout of Ground Station connections. LRO SMD (Project Manager) on-console in ASOC (launch control center).

LRO 1st Launch Attempt at 5:12pm EDT Tomorrow!

LRO Team,

The day is upon us! Almost exactly 24 hours from now we launch. Please take a deep breath and prepare yourselves for tomorrow. Our spacecraft is in perfect health and we have powered her OFF for probably the last time just moments ago. Please be on console at 10am EDT. Earlier today both the Atlas Launch Countdown (RevB) and the LRO Ground Countdowns were sent out as updates to your L&EM Handbooks. This really govern our countdown through liftoff. Tomorrow morning we'll distribute a LRO Early Mission Timeline for a 6/18/2009 launch. We're just finishing practicing the day-slip recycle of a timeline although this hit us before we published the 6/17 version.

Godspeed LRO!

LRO Last Power Down (Hopefully)

We powered on the spacecraft to verify the communication to the spacecraft. The orbiter appears to be operating nominally. We had a problem with one of the backup lines in the comm rack but we have a working configuration now.

We just powered down the spacecraft for hopefully, our last time. Just ponder that one!

All launch support personnel should be on station at 10am for tomorrow's launch.

GO LRO!