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STS-115 Crew Prepares For Launch
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Sep 05, 2006 At the launch readiness news conference on Monday afternoon, Wayne Hale, shuttle program manager, said that even though the tropical weather put them behind earlier in the week, thanks to hard work by the launch team, the vehicle is ready for liftoff and "we are looking forward to a really good mission." LeRoy Cain, launch integration manager, reported that after reviews by the mission management team, "At the end of the day we did our readiness poll to continue from here toward launch and we got a "go" from all the elements and we feel like we're in very good shape." Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach said the countdown is going smoothly and they are looking for a good, on-time liftoff on Wednesday. U.S. Air Force First Lt. Kaleb Nordgren of the 45th Weather Squadron at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station provided an update on the prospects for launch-day weather issues. Conditions continue to look favorable, with only a 20 percent chance of a "no go" due to weather at the liftoff time of 12:29 p.m. The countdown officially began at 8 a.m. Sunday, at the T-43 hour mark, which includes over 30 hours of built-in hold time prior to a targeted 12:29 p.m. launch on Wednesday. The launch time is the middle point in the launch window that extends for 10 minutes. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Mars News and Information at MarsDaily.com Space Shuttle News at Space-Travel.Com
Crew Arrives At Cape As Restarts Countdown To Atlantis Launch
Cape Canaveral (AFP) Sept 3, 2006NASA Sunday started the official countdown to a planned September 6 launch of the space shuttle Atlantis on a mission to the International Space Station after several scrubbed attempts. The countdown started at 8:00 am (1200 GMT) with engine ignition set for 12:29 pm (1629 GMT) on Wednesday, according to the NASA website. |
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