Following the two-day Flight Readiness Review, NASA's senior space shuttle program managers set Friday, March 11 at 2:28 a.m. EDT is the official launch time for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-123 mission. Approval to press ahead with launch preparations came at the conclusion of a very smooth review of the readiness of the shuttle, flight crew and payload for the next flight to the International Space Station.
"It was a very thorough review, we covered lots information, lots of data," Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for Space Operations. "The teams are truly ready." He added that there are very few issues being worked and the shuttle is ready to go. "It's a tribute to the teams that they worked so well with the vehicle... they've done a phenomenal job," said Gerstenmaier.
Read the full story and watch the readiness press conference here:
http://www.spacearium.com/article.php?story=20080302172118832
"It was a very thorough review, we covered lots information, lots of data," Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for Space Operations. "The teams are truly ready." He added that there are very few issues being worked and the shuttle is ready to go. "It's a tribute to the teams that they worked so well with the vehicle... they've done a phenomenal job," said Gerstenmaier.
Read the full story and watch the readiness press conference here:
http://www.spacearium.com/article.php?story=20080302172118832
