Date: June 29th 2006

06 29 06

Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468

STATUS REPORT: S-062906

NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT

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Mission: STS-121 - 18th International Space Station Flight (ULF1 1) - Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Vehicle: Discovery (OV-103) Location: Launch Pad 39B Launch Date: July 1, 2006, 3:49 p m EDT Launch Pad: 39B Crew: Lindsey, Kelly, Sellers, Fossum, Nowak, Wilson and Reiter Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51 6 degrees/122 nautical miles

The countdown for the Space Shuttle Discovery launch began at 5 p m Wednesday at the T-43 hour mark The launch control team members are in Firing Room 4 of the Launch Control Center monitoring the system consoles Launch remains scheduled for Saturday at 3:49 p m

The entire STS-121 crew participated in flight training this morning in T-38 jets The commander and pilot also practiced landing techniques in the Shuttle Training Aircraft

At Launch Pad 39B, preparations for the launch of STS-121 continue Early stowage of items in the flight crew cabin is complete Loading of fuel cell reactants is scheduled to pick up later today The fuel cells provide electricity to the orbiter during flight

The Mission Management Team met this afternoon for the traditional launch readiness meeting and gave the approval for a launch attempt on Saturday

U S Air Force weather officers are forecasting a 60-percent chance of weather prohibiting a launch attempt on Saturday The primary weather concerns are anvil clouds from inland thunderstorms, cumulus clouds within 10 nautical miles of the flight path, and showers within 20 nautical miles of the Shuttle Landing Facility The forecast is similar in the event of a 24-hour delay

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