The Space Shuttle Program Mission Management Team voted unanimously to proceed toward Discovery's targeted liftoff at 3:52 p.m. Wednesday. Mike Moses, chair of the Prelaunch Mission Management team, said there are no technical issues in work.
"The mission's in great shape," Moses said.
The weather forecast calls for a 70 percent chance of acceptable conditions at launch time. Those odds fall to 40 percent for Thursday. The launch window extends until Sunday. Discovery is headed to the International Space Station for an 11-day mission to deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module and its host of supplies and equipment to the orbiting outpost.
At the launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians will load super-cold oxygen and hydrogen into Discovery's onboard tanks this morning. The hyroden and oxygen are going into Discovery's power reactant storage and distribution system that supplies the shuttle with electrical power during the mission. The process is often abbreviated to "PRSD load."
MMT Meets Today for Standard Prelaunch Check
Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:13:31 AM – The Mission Management Team is meeting today as the countdown remains on track to launch space shuttle Discovery on Wednesday on the STS-133 mission. Launch time is 3:52 p.m. EDT. The MMT will conduct a Prelaunch News Conference this morning at 11 a.m. It will be shown on NASA TV.
The weather forecast calls for a 70 percent chance of acceptable conditions at launch time. Those odds fall to 40 percent for Thursday. The launch window extends until Sunday. Discovery is headed to the International Space Station for an 11-day mission to deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module and its host of supplies and equipment to the orbiting outpost.
At the launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians will load super-cold oxygen and hydrogen into Discovery's onboard tanks this morning. The hyroden and oxygen are going into Discovery's power reactant storage and distribution system that supplies the shuttle with electrical power during the mission. The process is often abbreviated to "PRSD load."
Mon, 01 Nov 2010 06:30:01 AM – The official countdown clock began ticking backward at 2 p.m. EDT Sunday. Launch is targeted for Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 3:52 p.m. NASA Test Director Steve Payne said this morning that the work to repair the leaks is complete, the system is repressurized and work is on schedule for Discovery's launch.
The Mission Management Team plan to meet Monday morning with a Pre-launch News Conference scheduled to follow at 11 a.m. The new conference will be carried live on NASA Television and at www.nasa.gov/ntv.
The weather forecast remains at 70 percent chance of favorable conditions at launch time.
Work Complete and Final Launch Preparation Proceeding Smoothly
Mon, 01 Nov 2010 03:42:16 AM – NASA Test Director Steve Payne said this morning that the work to repair the leaks is complete, the system is repressurized and work is on schedule for Discovery's launch. The countdown is set to begin at 2 p.m. EDT today. Launch is targeted for Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 3:52 p.m.
The Mission Management Team will meet tomorrow morning with a Pre-launch News Conference scheduled to follow at 11 a.m. The new conference will be carried live on NASA Television and at www.nasa.gov/ntv.
The weather forecast remains at 70 percent chance of favorable conditions at launch time.
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