Space Shuttle Processing Status 8 Nov 2002

MISSION: STS-113 – 16th ISS Flight (11A) – P1 Truss Segment

• VEHICLE: ENDEAVOUR/OV-105
• TARGET LAUNCH DATE: Nov. 11, 2002
• TARGET LAUNCH TIME: 12:01 a.m. – 4: 00 a.m.
• TARGET LANDING DATE: Nov. 21, 2002
• MISSION DURATION: 11 days
• SHUTTLE CREW: Wetherbee, Lockhart, Lopez-Alegria, Herrington
• ISS CREW UP: Bowersox, Budarin, Pettit
• ISS CREW DOWN: Korzun, Whitson, Treschev
• ORBITAL ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: 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.