L-1 Press Conference Video Page

Orbiter: Atlantis
Shuttle Mission: STS-112
Date: October 7, 2002

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -– Image: Shuttle with American Flag and launch complex in background. NASA Test Director Pete Nickolenko and STS-112 Payload Mission Manager Gennaro Caliendo report Space Shuttle Atlantis, the crew and payloads are ready for launch. Kathy Winters, Shuttle Weather Officer, reiterates that Hurricane Lili remains a major concern for Johnson Space Center in Houston, the home of Mission Control. On STS-112, Atlantis will carry the S1 Integrated Truss Structure, the first starboard truss segment, to be attached to the central truss segment, S0, and the Crew and Equipment Translation Aid (CETA) Cart A.

STS-112 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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Pete Nickolenko, NASA Test Director, reports that the countdown is currently continuing on schedule, with no technical issues.
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Gennaro Caliendo, STS-112 Payload Mission Manager, explains the status of payloads on board Shuttle Atlantis.
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Shuttle Weather Officer Kathy Winters summarizes the weather issues impacting launch, as well as launch delay and TAL site forecasts.
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October 21, 2002	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