[sarex] STS-111 STATUS REPORT - PM 6/17/2002

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Submitted by Arthur - N1ORC

Bad Weather Forces Landing Delay; STS-111 to Try Again Tuesday
Flight controllers waved off STS-111’s two landing attempts for today due
to predicted thunderstorms at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Space Shuttle
Endeavour has two attempts available on Tuesday at Kennedy. The first is
at 10:55 a.m. CDT (1555 GMT), and the second is at 12:31 p.m. CDT (1731
GMT). Tuesday's weather forecast calls for a chance of thunderstorms in
the Kennedy Space Center area. Forecasters and flight controllers will
continue to monitor the situation. Also, two landing opportunities --
2:02 p.m. CDT (1902 GMT) and 3:38 p.m. CDT (2038 GMT) -- are available at
Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on Tuesday.

When Endeavour lands, it will mark the end of a successful mission to the
International Space Station and Expedition Four's return home. STS-111
delivered the Expedition Five crew and the Mobile Base System, or MBS, to
the station. It also carried the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module,
which contained supplies and equipment for the new ISS crew. The STS-111
crew performed three spacewalks to assist in the installation of the MBS
and to do some maintenance work on the station.

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