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MISSION:
STS-113 --
16th ISS
Flight (11A) - P1 Truss Segment |
| Vehicle |
Endeavour/OV-105 |
| Target Launch Date |
November 11, 2002 |
| Target Launch
Period |
12:01 a.m. to 4:00
a.m. EST |
| Target Landing Date |
November 21, 2002 |
| Mission Duration |
11 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) |
The countdown for the launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour began early this morning on schedule at the T-43 hour mark. Activities at the pad today include preparations to begin filling the on-board Power Reactant and Storage Distribution tanks with the flight load of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen reactants necessary for the planned 11 days Endeavour will be in orbit. Other pad activities include final pyrotechnic tests and preparations for communication checks.
The crew for STS-113 arrived at Kennedy Space Center last night and are today reviewing their flight plans, training in the Shuttle Training Aircraft and visiting with their families.
The weather forecast calls for a ridge of high pressure to extend across south Florida early Monday morning with enough moisture to cause some concern for isolated showers in the Kennedy Space Center area during the launch window. The probability of KSC weather prohibiting launch is 20 percent. Due to a cold front expected to pass through the area late Tuesday or early Wednesday, weather that could prohibit launch increases to 30 percent if a 24-hour turnaround is required and 60 percent for a 48-hour delay.
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