| Flight Day |
Date | Mission Update |
VF/FDH Replay |
MSB/ MScB |
Mars Pathfinder Briefings | FD Highlights | Crew H/Os | Mission Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FD 1 | Tuesday, July 1 | 5:00 pm | N/A | N/A | 7:30 pm Replay | 7:00 pm | N/A | 1:37 PM LAUNCH 2:30 pm Post Launch Press Conf. 3:47 pm Spacelab Activation 4:27 pm Ku Band Activation |
| FD 2 | Wednesday, July 2 | 10:30 am | 11:00 am 2:00 pm VF |
2:30 pm | 8:30 Replay 12:00 pm |
3:30 pm | 12:37 am B - R 12:37 pm R - B |
5:52 pm Fox News Channel |
| FD 3 | Thursday, July 3 |
10:30 am | 11:00 am 2:30 pm VF |
9:30 am | 12:00 pm | 3:30 pm | 1:37 am B - R 12:52 pm R - B |
1:00 pm Goldin/Huntress/Stone News Conf. 5:22 pm Victorville (CA) School |
| FD 4 | Friday, July 4 |
N/A | 11:00 am VF only |
N/A | 9:00 am, 4:30 pm 5:30 pm, 8:00 pm |
2:00 pm abbreviated |
1:37 am B - R 1:37 pm R - B |
12:07 pm (approx) Mars Pathfinder landing 12:07 pm CNN |
| FD 5 | Saturday, July 5 |
10:30 am | 11:00 am | N/A | 1:00 am, 12:00 pm 9:00 pm |
2:30 pm | 1:37 am B - R 1:37 pm R - B |
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| FD 6 | Sunday, July 6 |
10:30 am | 11:00 am | N/A | 12:00 pm, 8:00 pm | 3:30 pm | 1:37 am B - R 1:37 pm R - B |
|
| FD 7 | Monday, July 7 |
10:30 am | 11:00 am | 1:30 pm | 12:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 1:37 am B - R 1:37 pm R - B |
12:17 am NBC Nightside |
| FD 8 | Tuesday, July 8 |
10:30 am | 11:00 am | 1:30 pm | 12:00 pm | 2:30 pm | 1:37 am B - R 1:37 pm R - B |
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| FD 9 | Wednesday, July 9 |
10:30 am | 11:00 am | 3:00 pm | 12:00 pm | 4:30 pm | 1:37 am B - R 1:37 pm R - B |
7:57 am WRDW-TV and WJBF-TV |
| FD 10 | Thursday, July 10 |
10:30 am | 11:00 am | 3:00 pm | 12:00 pm | 4:30 pm | 1:37 am B - R 1:37 pm R - B |
2:02 pm PAO Opportunity |
| FD 11 | Friday, July 11 |
10:30 am | 11:00 am | 1:30 pm | N/A | 3:00 pm | 1:37 am B - R 2:07 pm R - B |
12:42 am CBS "Up to the Minute" 8:07 pm CONUS |
| FD 12 | Saturday, July 12 |
10:30 am | 11:00 am FDH only |
N/A | N/A | 4:00 pm | 1:37 am B - R 2:22 pm R - B |
7:22 am WBRZ-TV/KTBS-TV 3:17 pm PAO Opportunity |
| FD 13 | Sunday, July 13 |
10:30 am | 11:00 am FDH only |
N/A | N/A | 3:00 pm | 1:37 am B - R 2:22 pm R - B |
7:32 am ABC Radio Network |
| FD 14 | Monday, July 14 |
10:30 am | 11:00 am | 1:30 pm | N/A | 3:00 pm | 2:22 am B - R 2:22 pm R - B |
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| FD 15 | Tuesday, July 15 |
10:30 am | 11:00 am | 1:30 pm | N/A | 3:00 pm | 2:22 am B - R 2:37 pm R - B |
2:22 am Crew News Conference |
| FD 16 | Wednesday, July 16 |
10:30 am | 11:00 am | MSB 9:00 am MScB 1:30 pm |
N/A | 3:00 pm | 2:37 am B - R 3:07 pm R - B |
5:07 pm Ku Band Stow 10:12 pm Spacelab Deactivation |
| FD 17 | Thursday, July 17 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5:13 am Deorbit Burn 6:13 am Landing L+20 min. Landing Replays L+75 min. Post Landing Press Conference L+6 hrs. Astronaut Post Land Press Conference |