For all you fellow space buffs...

Jun 20, 2006 12:27

Yay...shuttle launch July 1st! Road trip?! ;)

Mission: STS-121 - 18th International Space Station Flight (ULF1.1) -
Multi-Purpose Logistics Module
Vehicle: Discovery (OV-103)
Location: Launch Pad 39B
Target Launch Date: July 1-19, 2006
Launch Pad: 39B
Crew: Lindsey, Kelly, Sellers, Fossum, Nowak, Wilson and Reiter
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

NASA's Flight Readiness Review was completed Saturday, with managers
setting a July 1 launch date.

At Launch Pad 39B, installation of ordnance in the orbiter and in the
solid rocket boosters is complete. Flight crew systems workers
installed extravehicular maneuvering units in the crew cabin on
Saturday. The suits are worn by shuttle crew members for spacewalks.
Mid-body closeouts in the payload bay are complete. Closure of the
payload bay doors was delayed when a small amount of water seeped
through the payload changeout room dock seals during violent weekend
thunderstorms. Initial inspections revealed no damage to the orbiter.
The payload bay doors will be closed for flight as soon as final
inspections are complete.
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