For the first time, space shuttle astronauts will carry television viewers along for the initial ride into orbit. NASA Television viewers should see a spectacular live view of the orbiter when Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off Oct. 2.
September 19, 2002
September 17, 2002
The crew of Space Shuttle mission STS-112, the 111th mission in the history of Shuttle flight, is at Kennedy Space Center this week for the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT).
At the conclusion of the Flight Readiness Review held today at Kennedy Space Center, NASA mission managers set Oct. 2 for the launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station (ISS).