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MISSION:
STS-112
-- 15th
ISS Flight (9A) - S1 Truss Segment |
| Vehicle |
Atlantis/OV-104 |
| Target Launch Date |
October 2, 2002 |
| Target Launch
Period |
2 - 6 p.m. EDT |
| Target Landing Date |
October 13, 2002 |
| Mission Duration |
11 days |
| Crew |
Ashby, Melroy, Wolf,
Sellers, Magnus, Yurchikhin |
| Orbital Insertion Altitude/Inclination |
122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (previous notes) |
 As preparations at the Kennedy Space Center progress smoothly toward Wednesday's scheduled launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, program managers continue to monitor the progress of Hurricane Lili to assess the storm's potential impact to the Mission Control Center at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
While Hurricane Lili poses no immediate threat to KSC, the storm is currently predicted to make landfall on the Gulf coast somewhere between Louisiana and Houston, Texas, near the end of the week. Mission managers will meet today to discuss the progress and forecast for Hurricane
Lili.
At KSC, the launch control team is not tracking any serious issues at this time. Overnight, liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen reactants were loaded into Atlantis' power reactant and storage distribution system. Major activities today include activating communications systems later this afternoon and rolling back the Rotating Service Structure away from the orbiter this evening. Should managers decide to proceed with launch, tanking operations will begin Wednesday morning.
Currently, Atlantis remains scheduled for an on time launch Wednesday, October 2, between the hours of 2-6 p.m. The exact launch time will be announced later today. Air Force weather forecasters are currently predicting a 40 percent chance of violating launch criteria on Wednesday. The primary concerns are for possible coastal showers and winds beyond allowable limits at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility.
STS-112 crew will be spending the day relaxing, reviewing their flight plans and flying in the Shuttle Training Aircraft. The crew is commanded by Jeff Ashby and piloted by Pam Melroy. Mission specialists include: David Wolf, Piers Sellers, Sandra Magnus and Fyodor Yurchikhin.
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