Pre-launch Press Conference Video Page

Orbiter: Columbia
Shuttle Mission: STS-107
Date: January 16, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -– Image: Shuttle with American Flag and launch complex in background. During a press conference two days before the scheduled launch of Shuttle Columbia, launch personnel announce that launch is expected to proceed as planned. STS-107 is a mission devoted to research and will include more than 80 experiments that will study Earth and space science, advanced technology development, and astronaut health and safety. The payload on Space Shuttle Columbia includes FREESTAR (Fast Reaction Experiments Enabling Science, Technology, Applications and Research) and the SHI Research Double Module (SHI/RDM), known as SPACEHAB.

STS-107 photos are online. (Note: This is a graphic-intensive site and may be difficult to view with low speed modems or when this web site receives heavy traffic loads).

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Pre-launch Press Conference
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Space Shuttle Program manager Ron Dittemore is confident that technical issues will be resolved in time for launch on Thursday, Jan. 16.
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Mike Wetmore, director of Space Shuttle Processing, reports that the countdown is proceeding very smoothly and the KSC team is ready for launch.
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Aby Har-Evan, director general of the Israel Space Agency, expresses hope for a successful launch and gratitude that Israel can take part in mission STS-107.
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Launch Weather Officer, Lt. Michael Jennings, gives a brief update on the launch weather forecast. Weather is expected to be outstanding.
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February 13, 2003	Online coverage by: Dennis Armstrong (NASA), Anna Heiney (IDI) Web Development: Lynda Warnock & Debbie Barton (FDC) Video Production: Chris Chamberland & Mike Chambers (Johnson Controls) Countdown Clock by: Jim Fitzgerald (FDC) NASA Official: Dennis Armstrong (Dennis.Armstrong-1@ksc.nasa.gov) A Service of the NASA/Kennedy Space Center Roy D. Bridges, Director