Post-launch 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. At a post-launch briefing, NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe explains that this launch is a direct result of the launch team's ongoing attention to detail and commitment to safety. Jim Halsell, Shuttle Launch Integration Manager, and Michael Leinbach, Launch Director, made remarks on the success of the countdown and the few issues encountered prior to launch. STS-112 is the 15th assembly flight to the International Space Station, carrying 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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Post Launch Press Conference
October 7, 2002

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NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe commends the launch team on an extraordinarily "clean launch".
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Jim Halsell, Shuttle Launch Integration Manager, expresses his satisfaction after watching the launch, and explains a minor thruster problem.
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Launch Director Mike Leinbach explains how fair weather and a sharp launch team cleared the way for a beautiful launch.
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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