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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SHUTTLE & PAYLOAD PROCESSING STATUS REPORTWednesday, Nov. 20, 2002 (8 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. 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 TARGET LAUNCH TIME: 7 –
11 p.m. TARGET LANDING DATE: Dec.
3, 2002 MISSION
DURATION: 11 days SHUTTLE
CREW: Wetherbee,
Lockhart, Lopez-Alegria, Herrington ORBITAL
ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6
degrees Shuttle Processing Note: Shuttle managers today cleared
Endeavour for launch on mission STS-113, resolving two technical issues that
had been the focus of extensive analysis and evaluation. The countdown already
is under way toward Endeavour's launch on Friday. Tests in Toronto, Canada, along with other analysis, showed
that damage to Endeavour’s robotic arm would not affect its operations during
STS-113. The arm was bumped by a work platform being installed in Endeavour's
payload bay last week, resulting in a roughly two-inch-square
"bruise" to its carbon composite structure. Managers
also reviewed concerns regarding flex hoses throughout the shuttle fleet that
have been evaluated as a result of a leaking oxygen flex hose found during
Endeavour's first launch attempt. Two flex hose lines -- one that carries
oxygen and another that carries nitrogen -- have been replaced aboard
Endeavour, and managers concluded no further work was required aboard Endeavour
prior to flight. Analysis of the leaking flex hose showed the cause to be
fatigue from normal use coupled with a weak configuration that allowed excessive flexing of the lines. --end-- |
