No. 2 is planned for later this week. Routine orbiter aft compartment close-outs continue along with wiring inspections. Ordnance installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flight crew arrival at KSC . Orbiter aft compartment close-outs complete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Launch countdown begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Preparations are under way for Endeavour to roll to the Vehicle Assembly Building Thursday at about 10 a.m. The orbiter will be mated to the external tank and solid rocket boosters in VAB high bay 1Thursday night and managers plan to transfer the Space Shuttle to Launch Pad 39A Dec. 7. Payload bay doors closed for flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orbiter transferred to VAB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shuttle rolls to Launch Pad 39A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .