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KENNEDY SPACE
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SHUTTLE & PAYLOAD PROCESSING STATUS REPORTFriday, Nov. 15, 2002 (9:30 p.m.) For the latest Shuttle status on the web visit http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/status/stsstat/current.htm.
Visit http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/schedule/schedule.htm for the latest schedule of future
Shuttle missions. KSC press
releases can be found at http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/release/release.htm. The KSC home page can be found at http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/. MISSION: STS-113 – 16th ISS Flight
(11A) – P1 Truss Segment VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105 TARGET LAUNCH DATE: Nov. 22, 2002 NET TARGET LAUNCH TIME: 7 – 11 p.m. TARGET LANDING DATE: Dec. 3,
2002 NET MISSION DURATION: 11 days SHUTTLE CREW: Wetherbee,
Lockhart, Lopez-Alegria, Herrington ORBITAL ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6
degrees Shuttle Processing Note: Space
Shuttle program managers have rescheduled the launch of Endeavour on the
STS-113 mission to no earlier than Nov. 22. The new launch date avoids
conflict with other launches planned from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station,
Fla., and allows shuttle engineers additional time to complete an ongoing
evaluation of two open technical issues. An analysis of a leaking oxygen
flex hose removed from Endeavour earlier this week indicated that the leak may
have been caused by fatigue from normal usage. As a precaution, a flex hose
assembly adjacent to the oxygen hose that was replaced earlier this week will
be removed and replaced during the weekend. Technicians also continue an
analysis of a scrape on Endeavour's robotic arm. Ultrasound inspections of the
arm have so far revealed some delamination of its carbon composite structure.
Further analysis of the arm's condition continues to determine if the
delamination is acceptable for flight. --end-- |
