John F. Kennedy Space Center - Shuttle Status Reports

April 5, 2002


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MISSION: STS-110 -- 13th ISS Flight (8A) - ITS S0 TRUSS, MOBILE TRANSPORTER

Vehicle	Atlantis/OV-104
Target KSC Launch Date	Monday, April 8, 2002
Launch period	2 - 6 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

Shuttle Processing Note (previous notes)

Following an assessment of the scope of work to be accomplished, the Shuttle Mission Management Team has made the decision to re-schedule the launch of Shuttle Atlantis to Monday, April 8 on the STS-110 mission to the International Space Station.

At Pad B, the hydrogen vent line that caused Thursday's scrub has been drained and purged with helium, and a welding team arrived at the site late this morning to begin the repair -- by welding a two - piece aluminum clam shell sleeve, about 10 inches wide, around the 16-inch diameter line. The welding operation is expected to take about 12 to 16 hours, with welders working three shifts through early Saturday After the welding work is completed, a series of validation tests will be conducted, including pressure leak checks, the application of a cold shock to the finished weld and a dye penetrant inspection.

The launch team is preparing Atlantis for the recycle turnaround to meet the countdown requirements for a Monday launch. Top-off of the on - board fuel cell reactants is scheduled for Saturday night. On Sunday night, the Rotating Service Structure will be moved to the parked position to prepare for External Tank propellant loading on launch morning.

The seven STS-110 crewmembers will remain at KSC over the weekend and will continue their final preparation for the flight.

The Solid Rocket Booster Retrieval Ships, Freedom Star and Liberty Star, returned to their berths at Cape Canaveral last night and will be ready to depart to the recovery site again on Sunday.

The forecast looks favorable on Monday, with only a 10% probability of weather prohibiting the launch. The temperature will be 75 degrees, relative humidity 79 percent, with winds from the southeast at 12 to 18 knots. In the booster recovery area, the ships will be operating in 6-7 foot seas with winds from the east - southeast at 10 to 17 knots and a sea temperature of 76 degrees.

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