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MISSION:
STS-113 --
16th ISS
Flight (11A) - P1 Truss Segment |
| Vehicle |
Endeavour/OV-105 |
| Official Launch Date |
November 23, 2002
at 7:49:47 p.m. EST |
| Target Landing Date |
December 6, 2002 at
about 1:57 p.m. EST |
| Mission Duration |
12 days |
| Crew |
Wetherbee, Lockhart,
Lopez-Alegria, Herrington |
| ISS Crew Up: |
Bowersox, Budarin, Pettit |
| ISS Crew Down: |
Korzun,
Whitson, Treschev |
| Orbital Insertion Altitude/Inclination |
122
nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (previous
notes) |
 For
the second consecutive day, flight controls at Johnson Space
Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas, waved off both landing attempts
for Shuttle Endeavour today due to deteriorating weather in the
Kennedy Space Center vicinity. The Spaceflight Meteorology Group
at JSC forecast high possibilities for crosswind violations,
thunderstorms and low clouds at the Shuttle Landing Facility at
KSC. The Shuttle will remain on orbit at least one additional day
as managers proceed with efforts to attempt a landing at KSC
tomorrow. The backup landing facility at Edwards Air Force Base,
Calif., was not called up today and will not be called up on
Friday. Endeavour can safely remain in orbit through Sunday.
Forecasters currently predict
improved weather conditions for tomorrow’s landing attempts at
KSC. Two opportunities exist for a KSC landing on Friday. The
first is at 1:57 p.m. EST with deorbit burn occurring at 12:51
p.m. The second landing opportunity for Friday is at 3:33 p.m.
EST.
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