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Welcome to the L-1 Introduction Page

.	.	.	.	.	L-1 Master of Ceremonies Outline STS-103	.	.	.	.	.
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.	Image 1 (Roy D. Bridges, Jr., KSC Center Director)	.	.	.	Introduction: Good Day! My name is Dennis Armstrong. I work with the Kennedy Space Center Public Affairs Office, and on behalf of our Center Director, Mr. Roy Bridges, I would like to welcome you to the Kennedy Space Center and today’s Pre-Launch Briefing.	.	.	.	.	.
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.	.	.	.	.	We will begin with a brief update on the upcoming launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery and her crew. Launch Weather Outlook (as of Tuesday, Dec. 14, 1999) During the launch window of 9:18 p.m. - 9:59 p.m. EST at Pad 39B, expected conditions are: Clouds: scattered to broken at 3,000 and scattered at 25,000 feet Visibility: 7 miles Wind at Launch Pad 39-B: from the north at 12 peaking to 20 knots Temperature: 52 degrees Relative Humidity: 69% Weather: no chance of showers Probability of weather prohibiting launch: 20% (This forecast was prepared by the USAF 45th Weather Squadron.) Landing after 9 days, 21 hours on Dec. 26 at about 6:56 p.m. EDT.	.	.	.	Image 2 (astronauts at fixed service structure)	.
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.	Image 3 (astronauts arrival group shot at Shuttle Landing Facility)	.	.	.	Crew Arrival & Status: The crew arrived Monday, Dec. 6 at about 8:20 p.m. Launch countdown began at 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 14. Seven-Member Crew – Commander: Curt Brown Pilot: Scott Kelly Mission Specialists: Steven Smith Michael Foale John Grunsfeld Claude Nicollier Jean-Francois Clervoy After their arrival they will be involved in a series of Orbiter, Payload and Misc. briefings, flight suit fit checks, flight training exercises and meetings.	.	.	.	.	.
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.	.	.	.	.	Technical Issues: Several technical issues have kept Kennedy Space Center workers busy preparing for launch and delayed Discovery’s launch date. Damaged wiring was replaced aboard Discovery before rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the launch pad. Main engine No. 3 was replaced after a half-inch-long drill bit was discovered to be lodged in the engine’s coolant cavity. After Discovery reached the pad, damaged wiring which was found in an umbilical between the orbiter and the external tank was repaired and tested. A wiring harness which had a nick in its teflon insulation was replaced and retested. A dented main propulsion system line which carries liquid hydrogen fuel for the Shuttle main engines was replaced. Propellant loading of the external tank is scheduled to begin about 12:28 p.m. on Thursday. The final poll for launch go/no go will be conducted just before the conclusion of the final hold in the countdown which should end about 9:09 p.m.	.	.	.	Image 4 (main engine no. 3 is removed)	.
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.	Image 5 (crew leaving Operations and Checkout Building)	.	.	.	Crew activities & events: Launch Day – On launch day, assuming they have been able to sleep, the crew will be roused and receive a final check-up by their flight surgeon. Other activities will include: Breakfast - 1:00 p.m. Lunch - 4:23 p.m. Final weather briefing - 4:53 p.m. Flight suit and related equipment checks complete - 5:15 p.m. Depart crew quarters - 5:33 p.m. Arrive At Pad 39-B - 6:03 p.m. Hatch closed and latched - 7:18 p.m. Launch - 9:18 p.m.	.	.	.	.	.
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.	.	.	.	.	Presenter Introduction: For the next 40 minutes or so, we are fortunate to have two of our KSC engineers with us who will introduce us to some of the unique characteristics that make the Kennedy Space Center such a special place to visit, provide an insider’s view of Space Shuttle processing at Kennedy, and will conclude with an overview of the STS-103 mission, science and crew. Hopefully, after the briefings, we’ll have some time for a few questions from the audience. If we don’t, we would invite any of you who might have some quick questions to come forward after we’re excused and we’ll try to answer them for you. Please join me in welcoming our presenters - Mr. David Rainer (briefing 1 - Alligators and Rocket Ships Ms. Debra Frostrom (briefing 1 - Mission and Crew) Mr. Jon Cowart (briefings 2 and 3 -Alligators and Rocket Ships) Mr. Dennis Armstrong (briefings 2 and 3 - Mission and Crew)	.	.	.	Image 6 (Discovery on launch pad)	.
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	Page Last Revised: 12/20/99	_	_		Curator: Kay Grinter, Kay.Grinter-1@ksc.nasa.gov, InDyne, Inc. A service of the NASA/Kennedy Space Center, Roy D. Bridges, Jr., Director.		_	_	Return to L-1 Briefing Page	_