KENNEDY SPACE CENTER ÊÊ SHUTTLE & PAYLOAD PROCESSING STATUS REPORTÊ UPDATED Tuesday, October 1, 2002 (4:30 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/kscp ao/status/weatstat/forecast.htm Visit http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/sc hedule/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: NET Oct. 3, 2002 TARGET LAUNCH PERIOD: 2 Ð 6 p.m. EDT TARGET LANDING DATE: NET Oct. 14, 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: The launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis has been postponed to no earlier than Thursday, Oct. 3, while weather forecasters and the mission management team assess the possible effect Hurricane Lili may have on the Mission Control Center located at Johnson Space Center in Houston. Most current forecast models show the storm is likely to make landfall in central Louisiana on Friday after the storm takes a northerly turn on Thursday. However, one usually reliable prediction model shows a slightly more westerly landfall. This could increase the probability of winds in excess 50 knots in the Houston vicinity that would require a precautionary closure of the Johnson Space Center. A decision on whether a further delay is necessary will be made on Wednesday morning. The astronauts will remain at KSC until it is determined whether a longer delay will be required. At this time no technical issues or concerns are being worked on the launch vehicle. The launch period for Thursday remains between 2-6 p.m. -- end --