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KENNEDY SPACE
CENTER
SHUTTLE & PAYLOAD PROCESSING STATUS REPORTUPDATED Tuesday,
October 1, 2002 (4:30 p.m.) For the
latest Shuttle status on the web visit http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/status/stsstat/current.htm For the
latest launch weather forecast visit http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/status/weatstat/forecast.htm Visit http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/schedule/schedule.htm
on the KSC Home Page for the latest schedule of future Shuttle missions. MISSION
STS-112 -- 15TH ISS FLIGHT (9A) – S1 Truss Segment
TARGET LAUNCH DATE: NET Oct. 3, 2002 TARGET LAUNCH PERIOD: 2 – 6 p.m. EDT TARGET LANDING DATE: NET Oct. 14, 2002 MISSION
DURATION: 11 days CREW:
Ashby, Melroy, Wolf, Sellers, Magnus, Yurchikhin ORBITAL
ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: 122 nautical
miles, 51.6 degrees Shuttle
Processing Note: The launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis
has been postponed to no earlier than Thursday, Oct. 3, while weather
forecasters and the mission management team assess the possible effect
Hurricane Lili may have on the Mission Control Center located at Johnson Space
Center in Houston. Most current forecast models show the storm is likely to
make landfall in central Louisiana on Friday after the storm takes a northerly
turn on Thursday. However, one usually reliable prediction model shows a
slightly more westerly landfall. This could increase the probability of winds
in excess 50 knots in the Houston vicinity that would require a precautionary
closure of the Johnson Space Center. A decision on whether a further delay is necessary will be
made on Wednesday morning. The astronauts will remain at KSC until it is
determined whether a longer delay will be required. At
this time no technical issues or concerns are being worked on the launch vehicle.
The launch period for Thursday remains between 2-6 p.m. -- end -- |
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