Space Shuttle Processing Status 7 Oct 2002
MISSION STS-112 — 15TH ISS FLIGHT (9A) – S1 Truss Segment
- VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
- LAUNCH DATE: Oct. 7, 2002
- OFFICIAL LAUNCH TIME: 3:45:51.074 p.m. (EDT)
- TARGET LANDING DATE: Oct. 18, 2002
- MISSION DURATION: 11 days
- CREW: Ashby, Melroy, Wolf, Sellers, Magnus, Yurchikhin
- ORBITAL ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles, 51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: The Space Shuttle Atlantis flawlessly lifted off Launch Pad 39-B today on time at 3:45:51.074 p.m. and rocketed toward space with the six member crew to begin the 111th Shuttle mission and the 15th mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
The crew will dock with the ISS to deliver the S1 Truss Segment on Oct. 9 at about 11:29 a.m. EDT.
Quick look data indicates the Shuttle engines performed normally during the eight minutes of powered flight, as did the Solid Rocket Boosters. The retrieval ships Liberty Star and Freedom Star are in the recovery area in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 140 miles east of Cape Canaveral assessing the status of the two spent booster casings. The ships will return the segments to Hangar AF for post-flight evaluation at Cape Canaveral about noon on Wednesday.
