KENNEDY SPACE CENTER Ê

SHUTTLE & PAYLOAD PROCESSING STATUS REPORTÊ

Wednesday, 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>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>http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpa
o/status/weatstat/forecast.htm

Visit 
<http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/schedule/schedule.htm>http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/sch
edule/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>http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/release
/release.htm

The KSC home page can be found at <http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/>http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/

 

MISSION: STS-113 Ð 16th ISS Flight (11A) Ð P1 Truss Segment

 

VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105

TARGET LAUNCH DATE: Nov. 22, 2002 NET

TARGET LAUNCH TIME:  7 Ð 11 p.m.

TARGET LANDING DATE:Ê Dec. 3, 2002 NET

MISSION DURATION: 11 days

SHUTTLE CREW: Wetherbee, Lockhart, Lopez-Alegria, Herrington
ISS CREW UP: Bowersox, Budarin, Pettit
ISS CREW DOWN: Korzun, Whitson, TreschevÊ

ORBITAL ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: <javascript:convertit('122','NM')>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 orbiterÕs 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.

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On Tuesday, technicians completed replacing a nitrogen flex hose line. The nitrogen flex 
hose is adjacent to an oxygen flex hose that was replaced last week.

 

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 site landing.

 

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