STS-108
Endeavour
Pre-Launch Briefing
December 3, 2001
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| KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -– Officials
at the Kennedy Space Center briefed the media on shuttle, payload
and weather status approaching Tuesday's 5:45 p.m. launch. To hear
their comments, view the video clips below. Due to time limitations,
the question and answer period which followed the opening remarks
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NASA
Test Director, Jeff Spaulding reported on the status of Space
Shuttle Endeavor, summarizing the routine testing and activities
undertaken to prepare for another launch attempt.
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Jim
Hall summarized the payload status for STS-108, stating that the
payloads in Endeavour's payload bay are ready to fly and that mid-deck
payloads will also be ready to fly tonight after they have been
reinstalled.
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Launch
Weather Officer, Ed Priselac, gave the weather forecasts for Tuesday's
launch attempt. There are currently no weather concerns expected
to prohibit tanking on Tuesday morning, with an 80% chance of favorable
weather at launch time.
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