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MISSION:
STS-110
-- 13th
ISS Flight (8A) - ITS S0 TRUSS, MOBILE TRANSPORTER |
| Vehicle |
Atlantis/OV-104 |
| Target KSC Launch
Date |
April 4, 2002 |
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Launch period |
about 5:13 p.m. EST |
| Target KSC Landing
Date |
April 15, 2002 at
1:21 p.m. EDT |
| Mission Duration |
11 days |
| Crew |
Bloomfield, Frick,
Ross, Smith, Ochoa, Morin, Walheim |
| Orbital Insertion Altitude/Inclination |
122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (previous notes) |
The L-1 day countdown for Shuttle Atlantis continues on schedule today for Thursday's launch of the STS-110 mission to the International Space Station. The Mission Management Team met at 4 p.m. and gave the go to proceed after clearing the power drive units of the External Tank (ET) doors on the orbiter for flight. At Pad B, the NASA/United Space Alliance launch team completed loading the cryogenics aboard the fuel cells, worked final checkouts of the Shuttle main engines and activated the communication systems. The mid-deck payloads will be brought on board tonight and the pad will be cleared for rollback of the Rotating Service Structure about 9:30 p.m. A pre-tanking meeting is scheduled for 7:15 a.m. Thursday to give the final go-ahead for ET propellant loading.
The seven members of the STS-110 flight crew were able to spend some time with their families today as they made final preparations for the flight. STS-110 Commander Mike Bloomfield and Pilot Steve Frick took a final flight in the Shuttle Training Aircraft this morning and the crew was updated on countdown status and launch weather during the day. They will have dinner with their families this evening.
The weather forecast for Thursday has a 40% probability against launch because of the possibility of low cloud ceilings and thunderstorms in the area at liftoff time. The temperature will be 77 degrees, relative humidity 76 percent, with winds from the north-northeast at 12 knots.
Booster retrieval ships Freedom Star and Liberty Star left their berths at Hangar AF, Cape Canaveral, at noon, enroute to the Solid Rocket Booster impact area. The weather forecast for the recovery area calls for a sea state of 4-5 feet with a water temperature of 75 degrees. |
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