Status Report

Space Shuttle Processing Status 15 Oct 2002

By SpaceRef Editor

October 15, 2002

Filed under Kennedy Space Center, Space Shuttle Mission Status, US

MISSION STS-112 — 15TH ISS FLIGHT (9A) – S1 Truss Segment

VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
OFFICIAL LAUNCH DATE and TIME: Oct. 7, 2002 at 3:45:51
TARGET LANDING DATE and TIME: Oct. 18, 2002 at 11:46 a.m.
MISSION DURATION: 11 days
CREW: Ashby, Melroy, Wolf, Sellers, Magnus, Yurchikhin
ORBITAL ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles, 51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: The crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis will undock
with the International Space Station tomorrow and make preparations to
return to Earth on Friday after successfully installing the S1 Truss
Segment.

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

VEHICLE: ENDEAVOUR/OV-105
TARGET LAUNCH DATE: Nov. 10, 2002
TARGET LAUNCH TIME: 10:30 p.m. – 2:30 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 rolled out to the launch
pad over the weekend and the P-1 truss payload is currently being installed
in its payload bay today. Pad Validation is complete. The Terminal
Countdown Demonstration Test is currently scheduled for later this week.
Preparation for propellant load, scheduled for next week, is currently in
work.

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. Polishing and
welding is in work on the flow liners. Engine installation is scheduled to
begin late Friday.

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.