KENNEDY SPACE CENTER ÊÊ SHUTTLE & PAYLOAD PROCESSING STATUS REPORTÊ Tuesday, October 1, 2002 (11:30 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.Ê MISSION STS-112 -- 15TH ISS FLIGHT (9A) Ð S1 Truss Segment VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104 TARGET LAUNCH DATE: Oct. 2, 2002 NET TARGET LAUNCH PERIOD: 2 Ð 6 p.m. EDT TARGET LANDING DATE: Oct. 13, 2002 MISSION DURATION: 11 days CREW: Ashby, Melroy, Wolf, Sellers, Magnus, Yurchikhin ORBITAL ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles, 51.6 degrees Shuttle Processing Note: As preparations at the Kennedy Space Center progress smoothly toward WednesdayÕs scheduled launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, program managers continue to monitor the progress of Hurricane Lili to assess the stormÕs potential impact to the Mission Control Center at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. While Hurricane Lili poses no immediate threat to KSC, the storm is currently predicted to make landfall on the Gulf coast somewhere between Louisiana and Houston, Texas, near the end of the week. Mission managers will meet today to discuss the progress and forecast for Hurricane Lili. At KSC, the launch control team is not tracking any serious issues at this time. Overnight, liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen reactants were loaded into AtlantisÕ power reactant and storage distribution system. Major activities today include activating communications systems later this afternoon and rolling back the Rotating Service Structure away from the orbiter this evening. Should managers decide to proceed with launch, tanking operations will begin Wednesday morning. Currently, Atlantis remains scheduled for an on time launch Wednesday, October 2, between the hours of 2-6 p.m. The exact launch time will be announced later today. Air Force weather forecasters are currently predicting a 40 percent chance of violating launch criteria on Wednesday. The primary concerns are for possible coastal showers and winds beyond allowable limits at KSCÕs Shuttle Landing Facility. STS-112 crew will be spending the day relaxing, reviewing their flight plans and flying in the Shuttle Training Aircraft. The crew is commanded by Jeff Ashby and piloted by Pam Melroy. Mission specialists include: David Wolf, Piers Sellers, Sandra Magnus and Fyodor Yurchikhin. -- end --