Space Shuttle Processing Status 11 June 2001
MISSION: STS-104 – 10th ISS Flight (7A) – Airlock
VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION: Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB)
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: NET July 7, 2001 at 7:03 a.m. EDT
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: July 18, 2001
MISSION DURATION: 10 days and 20 hours
CREW: Lindsey, Hobaugh, Kavandi, Gernhardt, Reilly
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Space Shuttle Atlantis will not roll out to Launch
Pad 39B Tuesday morning. Instead, the Shuttle will remain in the VAB while
International Space Station managers continue to evaluate repair options for
the station’s robot arm. Atlantis remains targeted for a launch date no
earlier than July 7.
MISSION: STS-105 – 11th ISS Flight (7A.1) – Leonardo MPLM
VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
LOCATION: OPF bay 2
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: No earlier than August 5, 2001
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: August 16, 2001
MISSION DURATION: 11 days
CREW: Horowitz, Sturckow, Barry, Forrester; (ISS up) Culbertson, Dezhurov,
Turin; (ISS down) Usachev, Voss, Helms,
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: All orbiter compartments aboard Discovery have been
closed out, and today weight and center of gravity testing is in work.
Technicians begin orbiter transportation system preparations today also.
Discovery will be ready to roll over to the Vehicle Assembly Building as
early as Wednesday, June 13.
MISSION: STS-108 – 12th ISS Flight (UF1) – MPLM
VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Nov. 29, 2001
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Dec. 9, 2001
MISSION DURATION: 10 days
CREW: Gorie, Kelly, Godwin, Tani; (ISS up) Onufrienko, Bursch, Walz; (ISS
down) Culbertson, Dezhurov, Turin
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Endeavour’s orbital maneuvering system pod
functional tests are in work. Workers are preparing to replace one of the
orbiter’s reaction control system thrusters this week. Actuator testing on
main engine No. 2 is complete.
MISSION: STS-109 – HST Servicing Mission 3B
VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102
LOCATION: Vehicle Assembly Building high bay 4
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Jan. 17, 2002
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Jan. 28, 2002
MISSION DURATION: TBD
CREW: Altman, Carey, Grunsfeld, Currie, Newman, Linnehan, Massimino
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 308 nautical miles/28.5 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Columbia’s freon coolant loop No. 1 underwent
routine servicing last week. Orbiter subsystem testing continues.
