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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SHUTTLE & PAYLOAD PROCESSING STATUS REPORTWednesday, Nov. 20, 2002 (9 a.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. 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: The countdown for launch of Space
Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-113 began overnight in preparation for launch
as early as Friday, Nov. 22. Mission managers continue to discuss options
regarding the Remote Manipulator System (robotic arm) in the orbiter’s payload
bay. Shuttle managers will meet late today to review the status
of activities concerning damage to the Remote Manipulator System and give final
closure to the flex hoses aboard Endeavour. A final determination regarding the
arm and the go ahead for launch is expected tonight. Weather forecasters are currently predicting a 20 percent
chance of weather violations of the launch commit criteria rules for a launch
attempt on Friday. The primary concern is for possible strong winds at the
Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) as a cold front moves through Florida Thursday
evening. High winds at the SLF could violate constraints for a possible return-to-launch
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