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KENNEDY SPACE
CENTER
SHUTTLE & PAYLOAD PROCESSING STATUS REPORTWednesday, October 2, 2002 (12:30 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: No earlier than Oct. 7, 2002 TARGET LAUNCH PERIOD: 2 – 6 p.m. EDT TARGET LANDING DATE: NET Oct. 19, 2002 MISSION
DURATION: 11 days CREW:
Ashby, Melroy, Wolf, Sellers, Magnus, Yurchikhin ORBITAL
ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: 122 nautical
miles, 51.6 degrees With Hurricane Lili expected to make landfall along the
Louisiana coast Thursday afternoon, the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis has
been postponed to no earlier than Monday, Oct. 7 so that the Mission Control
Center (MCC) in Houston can be secured and protected from potential storm
impacts. Currently, forecasters predict the storm will take a
northerly turn later today. 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. Power down of the MCC began Tuesday evening and was
completed earlier this morning. Command and Control on the International Space
Station was transferred to the Mission Control Center in Moscow at about 5 a.m.
today. Following the passage of the storm, controllers in Houston
will begin the process of bringing up and verifying all the control systems
needed to support the STS-112 mission. During the next few days at the Kennedy Space Center, the
Launch Control Team will continue to monitor the vehicle and maintain its
readiness to support launch attempts next week. At Launch Pad 39-B, the liquid
oxygen and liquid hydrogen reactants of Atlantis’ power reactant and storage
distribution system will be drained tonight and reloaded on Saturday. The
countdown will resume at T-30 hours on Sunday, Oct. 6, when the launch control
team begins activating communications systems. The STS-112 crew will be staying in Florida. Crewmembers
will spend their time relaxing, reviewing flight plans and practicing entry
procedures in the Shuttle Training Aircraft. MISSION: STS-113 – 16th
ISS Flight (11A) – P1 Truss Segment
TARGET LAUNCH DATE: Nov. 10, 2002
NET TARGET
LANDING DATE: Nov. 20, 2002 MISSION
DURATION: 11 days CREW: Wetherbee,
Lockhart, Lopez-Alegria, Herrington; (ISS up) Bowersox, Budarin, Pettit; (ISS
down) Korzun, Whitson, Treschev ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees Preparations for
the last scheduled mission of the year are progressing smoothly. Earlier this
week Endeavour was mated to its external tank and solid rocket boosters. Plans
are now in work for rollout to the launch pad. -- end -- |
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