Sorry, one more bump as we get closer...<br /><br />CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA managers have scheduled a news conference <br />at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., no earlier than 4 p.m. EST, <br />Friday, Nov. 30, to discuss the status of the upcoming space shuttle <br />mission. The news conference will follow the Flight Readiness Review, <br />which is chaired by NASA's Associate Administrator for Space <br />Operations. <br /><br />The Space Shuttle Program completed its review for Atlantis' STS-122 <br />mission on Nov. 13, and the International Space Station Program will <br />hold its readiness review Nov. 27. The Nov. 30 readiness review is <br />expected to include the selection of an official launch date for the <br />assembly mission that will deliver the European Space Agency Columbus <br />Laboratory to the space station. The current targeted launch time is <br />4:31 p.m. EST on Dec. 6. <br /><br />Briefing participants are: <br />- Associate Administrator for Space Operations Bill Gerstenmaier <br />- Space Shuttle Program Manager Wayne Hale <br />- International Space Station Program Manager Mike Suffredini <br />- STS-122 Launch Director Doug Lyons <br /><br />The briefing will be broadcast live on NASA Television and the <br />agency's Web site. Media may ask questions from participating NASA <br />locations. Reporters should contact their preferred NASA center to <br />confirm its participation. <br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>