Space Shuttle Processing Status 24 Oct 2002

MISSION: STS-113 – 16th ISS Flight (11A) – P1 Truss Segment

• VEHICLE: ENDEAVOUR/OV-105
• TARGET LAUNCH DATE: Nov. 10, 2002
• TARGET LAUNCH PERIOD: 12 a.m. – 4 a.m.
• TARGET LANDING DATE: Nov. 20, 2002
• MISSION DURATION: 11 days
• CREW: Wetherbee, Lockhart, Lopez-Alegria, Herrington; (ISS up) Bowersox, Budarin, Pettit; (ISS down) Korzun, Whitson, Treschev
• ORBITAL ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles /51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: Space Shuttle Endeavour is at Launch Pad 39-A
preparing for its lift off to the International Space Station next month.
Hypergolic propellant loading began at 4 a.m. and will conclude tomorrow. As
a result of the on-going investigation regarding the denotation of only one
of two sets of small explosives that hold the solid rocket boosters to the
launch platform during the STS-112 launch, inspections continue on the
mobile launch platforms.

MISSION STS-107 -SPACEHAB/ FREESTAR MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH MISSION

• VEHICLE – Columbia/OV-102
• TARGET LAUNCH DATE: Jan. 16, 2003 NET
• TARGET LANDING DATE: Feb. 1, 2003
• MISSION DURATION: 16 days
• CREW: Husband, McCool, Anderson, Chawla, Brown, Clark, Ramon
• ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: 150 nautical miles/39 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: Columbia continues processing in preparation for
its research mission scheduled for no earlier than Jan. 16. Engine
installation is complete and connector mates are in work today. Leak checks
are scheduled for this weekend and heat shield installation is scheduled for
next week.

MISSION STS-114 — 17TH ISS FLIGHT (9A) – CREW ROTATION/MULTI-PURPOSE
LOGISTICS MODULE

• VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
• TARGET LAUNCH DATE: March 1, 2003
• TARGET LANDING DATE: March 12, 2003
• MISSION DURATION: 11 days
• SHUTTLE CREW: Collins, Kelly, Noguchi, Robinson
• ISS EXPEDITION CREW 7: Malenchenko, Moschenko, Lu
• ORBITAL ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles, 51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: Post-flight inspections from STS-112 continue in
preparation for STS-114, scheduled to launch early next year. Engineers
continue to evaluate a problem on STS-112 that prevented the detonation of
one of two sets of small explosives that release bolts that hold the
Shuttle’s solid rocket boosters to the launch platform and release ground
connections to the external tank. This system did not operate as designed at
liftoff. A second redundant system fired normally and all pyrotechnic bolts
were safely released. Engineers continue evaluating systems on Atlantis,
including the onboard Master Events Controller, wiring and connections
related to the pyrotechnics as part of the investigation. Testing continues
on related equipment on the Mobile Launcher Platform. The analysis has not
yet reached a conclusion, although some ground equipment is being replaced
as a precaution.

ORBITER MAJOR MODIFICATION PERIOD VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103

Shuttle Processing Note: The Orbiter Major Modification (OMM) period for
Discovery continues with wire inspections in the crew module this week.