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MISSION:
STS-108 --
12th ISS
Flight (UF1) - Raffaello MPLM |
| Vehicle |
Endeavour/OV-105 |
| Target KSC Launch
Date/Time |
Dec. 5, 2001 at
5:19 p.m. EST |
| Target KSC Landing
Date/Time |
Dec. 16, 2001 at
1:05 p.m. |
| Crew |
Gorie, Kelly,
Godwin, Tani; (ISS-4 up) Onufrienko, Bursch, Walz; (ISS-3
down) Culbertson, Dezhurov, Tyurin |
| Orbital Insertion
Altitude and Inclination |
122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (previous
notes) |
The launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour on the STS-108 mission was postponed today due to unsatisfactory weather conditions in the KSC area. Launch controllers counted down to the T-5 minute point and held until the remainder of the 5-minute window expired. The scrub had to be called after Astronaut Office Chief Charles Precourt, flying the Shuttle Training Aircraft, detected precipitation in a cloud mass that moved into the Complex 39 area a short time before launch.
The launch team has implemented a 24-hour scrub turnaround, aiming toward a preferred launch time of 5:19 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Dec. 5. The countdown will be recycled to the T-6 hour mark and will pick up at 8:27 a.m. Wednesday morning after a one-hour built-in hold. External Tank propellant loading is scheduled to start at 7:50 a.m.
The weather forecast for Wednesday remains generally the same as today with a 20 percent probability of adverse conditions prohibiting the launch. The primary concerns are for possible showers in the vicinity of Launch Complex 39. |
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CREW FOR MISSION STS-108
Commander (CDR): Dominic Gorie
Pilot (PLT):
Mark Kelly
Mission Specialist 1: Linda Godwin
Mission Specialist 2: Daniel Tani
Expedition Four:
Yuri Onufrienko
Expedition Four:
Daniel Bursch
Expedition Four:
Carl Walz
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SUMMARY OF STS-108 LAUNCH DAY
(DEC. 5) CREW ACTIVITIES
Wednesday, Dec. 5
8:15 a.m. ---------Wake up
8:45 a.m. ---------Breakfast
11:45 a.m. -------Lunch
*12 noon ----------Begin NASA TV launch coverage
*12:19 p.m. ------Crew Photo
12:49 p.m. -------Weather briefing
*1:15 p.m. --------Suit-up photo
*1:29 p.m. --------Walkout/depart for pad
*1:59 p.m. --------Arrive at pad
*3:14 p.m. --------Close hatch
*5:19 p.m. --------Launch of Endeavour
* Televised events (times may vary slightly)
All times Eastern
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