NASA confirms October 2 STS-112 launch date
Posted: Wed, Sep 18, 2002, 7:52 AM ET (1152 GMT)
NASA shuttle managers said Tuesday that they have selected October 2 as the launch date for the shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-112. Shuttle officials completed a flight readiness review on Tuesday and concurred with previously-announced plans to launch Atlantis on the 2nd. The launch is scheduled for between 2 and 6 pm EDT (1800 and 2200 GMT); the exact time will be announced 24 hours before liftoff as a security precaution. The primary purpose of the 12-day STS-112 mission is to install S1, the first starboard segment of the International Space Station's truss. The six-person crew, commanded by Jeff Ashby, includes Dave Wolf, who spent four months on Mir in 1997, and Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin.
NASA shuttle managers said Tuesday that they have selected October 2 as the launch date for the shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-112. Shuttle officials completed a flight readiness review on Tuesday and concurred with previously-announced plans to launch Atlantis on the 2nd. The launch is scheduled for between 2 and 6 pm EDT (1800 and 2200 GMT); the exact time will be announced 24 hours before liftoff as a security precaution. The primary purpose of the 12-day STS-112 mission is to install S1, the first starboard segment of the International Space Station's truss. The six-person crew, commanded by Jeff Ashby, includes Dave Wolf, who spent four months on Mir in 1997, and Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
|
|
news links
|
|
Sunday, June 7
EUSPA launches new EU Space Market Report
EUSPA — 8:20 am ET (1220 GMT) RIDE! Secures One Ton of capacity on SEOPS Waymaker Rideshare Program with Inaugural Mission in 2028
Ride — 8:17 am ET (1217 GMT) JAL Group Launches “ARGO PROJECT,” the World’s First Lunar Transport Service by an Airline
ispace — 8:17 am ET (1217 GMT) Astrotech to Pursue Strategic Lunar Industrial Platform Targeting Resource Extraction, Autonomous Infrastructure, and Future Moon-Based Semiconductor and Quantum Computing Applications
Astrotech — 8:13 am ET (1213 GMT) IHI constellation plan gathers pace with initial data acquisition
IHI Aerospace — 8:10 am ET (1210 GMT) |
