Space Shuttle Processing Status 15 Apr 2002

MISSION: STS-110 – 13th ISS Flight (8A) – ITS S0 TRUSS AND MOBILE TRANSPORTER

VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104

KSC LAUNCH DATE: Monday, April 8, 2002

LAUNCH TIME: 4:44:19 p.m.

KSC LANDING DATE: April 19 at 12:37 p.m.

MISSION DURATION: 11 days

CREW: Bloomfield, Frick, Ross, Smith, Ochoa, Morin, Walheim

ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: Shuttle Atlantis was successfully launched Monday, April 8, at 4:44 p.m., carrying the seven STS-110 crewmembers on their 11-day construction mission to the International Space Station. On orbit activities continue as scheduled. Landing of Atlantis is scheduled for Friday at about 12:37 p.m. at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility.

MISSION: STS-111 – 14th ISS Flight (UF2) – MPLM

VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105

TARGET LAUNCH DATE: May 31, 2002

TARGET KSC LANDING DATE: June 12, 2002

MISSION DURATION: 12 days

CREW: Cockrell, Lockhart, Chang-Diaz, Perrin; (ISS up) Korzun, Whitson, Treschev; (ISS down) Onufrienko, Bursch, Walz

ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: Pre-launch operations with Shuttle Endeavour continue in the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF). Work in progress includes aft closeouts and heat shield clearance checks. Final payload bay door closure will commence tomorrow and final power down will be on Wednesday to support upcoming rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building.

MISSION STS-107 -SPACEHAB/ FREESTAR RESEARCH MISSION

VEHICLE -Columbia/OV-102

TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE: July 19, 2002

TARGET LANDING DATE: August 4, 2002

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: Shuttle mission managers have rescheduled the launch of the STS-107 Spacehab/Freestar Research Mission to July 19 to allow additional time to complete orbiter processing operations. Freon Coolant Loop No. 1 will be re-serviced on Wednesday.

ORBITER MAJOR MODIFICATION PERIOD

Shuttle Processing Note: Discovery is in the OPF awaiting the start of its Orbiter Major Modification (OMM) period that is scheduled to begin at the Kennedy Space Center late this summer.