Shuttle launch pushed back to Monday
Posted: Wed, Oct 2, 2002, 10:19 AM ET (1419 GMT)
NASA announced Wednesday morning that the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis will be delayed until Monday because of hurricane precautions being taken at the Johnson Space Center. JSC personnel worked overnight to power down key systems used to handle the shuttle and ISS as a precaution should Hurricane Lili strike near Houston. Mission control for ISS was transferred early Wednesday morning from Houston to Moscow, and will remain there until the Houston systems are restored. Since it takes several days to restore the mission control systems after such a shutdown, even if work begins on Thursday — the earliest day possible — the shuttle could not launch until Monday. The brunt of the hurricane is expected to miss the Houston area, striking to the east along the Louisiana coast.
NASA announced Wednesday morning that the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis will be delayed until Monday because of hurricane precautions being taken at the Johnson Space Center. JSC personnel worked overnight to power down key systems used to handle the shuttle and ISS as a precaution should Hurricane Lili strike near Houston. Mission control for ISS was transferred early Wednesday morning from Houston to Moscow, and will remain there until the Houston systems are restored. Since it takes several days to restore the mission control systems after such a shutdown, even if work begins on Thursday — the earliest day possible — the shuttle could not launch until Monday. The brunt of the hurricane is expected to miss the Houston area, striking to the east along the Louisiana coast.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
|
|
news links
|
|
Thursday, March 19
Firefly Aerospace Selected for the 2025 Robert J. Collier Trophy
National Aeronautic Association — 5:22 am ET (0922 GMT) Satellite development begins for EUMETSAT Polar System – Sterna
EUMETSAT — 5:22 am ET (0922 GMT) Minotaur IV rocket motor stacking at Vandenberg's Space Launch Complex-8
US Space Force — 5:20 am ET (0920 GMT) MDA Space awarded contract with Canadian Department of National Defence to deliver Ground-Based Optical Capability for Space Surveillance
MDA — 5:18 am ET (0918 GMT) Rocket Lab wins record contract with US Department of War
Radio New Zealand — 5:17 am ET (0917 GMT) |
