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SHUTTLE & PAYLOAD PROCESSING STATUS REPORTThursday, Nov. 21, 2002 (11 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. 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: The countdown
for Space Shuttle Endeavour’s launch on mission STS-113 to the International
Space Station remains on scheduled for Friday, Nov. 22. Last night, mission
managers cleared Endeavour of both
technical issues that were under analysis since the previous launch attempt. Engineering testing of the robotic
arm that was bumped by a work platform being installed in the payload bay,
showed the damage is not a concern for the arm’s operation during the mission.
Both the gaseous oxygen and nitrogen flex hoses in the Environmental Control
and Life Support System have been replaced, and managers concluded no further
work is required prior to flight. Overnight, work at the launch pad
included the completion of loading the onboard cryogenic reactants into
Endeavour’s storage tanks. Today, communications checks are being conducted. Yesterday, the crew of mission
STS-113 arrived at the Shuttle Landing Facility. Today, they will review their
flight plans, get a briefing on the launch day weather, and fly in the Shuttle
Training Aircraft. Today, weather forecasters show a 20 percent probability of
weather prohibiting Friday’s launch.
Forecasts indicate a concern for strong winds at the Shuttle Landing
Facility (SLF) causing possible violations in case of a Return to Launch Site
abort landing. The probability of weather prohibiting the loading of the
External Tank with liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen tomorrow afternoon is 5
percent. --end-- |
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