Status Report

Space Shuttle Processing Status 16 Nov 2001

By SpaceRef Editor
November 16, 2001
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MISSION: STS-108 – 12th ISS Flight (UF1) – MPLM

VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105

TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Nov. 29, 2001 at 7:42 p.m.,

TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Dec. 10, 2001 at 3:16 p.m.

MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 19 hours, 34 minutes

CREW: Gorie, Kelly, Godwin, Tani; (ISS up) Onufrienko, Bursch, Walz; (ISS
down) Culbertson, Dezhurov, Tyurin

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

Shuttle Processing Note: The Shuttle Endeavour launch team was given a go to
proceed toward a launch on Nov. 29 following yesterday’s Flight Readiness
Review at KSC. At Pad B, hypergolic loading was completed last night and the
flight readiness test is underway to verify the integrity of the replacement
yaw actuator for main engine No. 2. Over the weekend, the payload doors will
be opened for additional stowage operations, aft closeout work will continue
and the three EVA suits will be installed and checked out for flight.

MISSION: STS-109 – HST Servicing Mission 3B

VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102

TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE: Feb. 14, 2002

TARGET KSC LANDING DATE: Feb. 25, 2002

MISSION DURATION: 11 days

CREW: Altman, Carey, Grunsfeld, Currie, Newman, Linnehan, Massimino

ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 308 nautical miles/28.5 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: Columbia is in the Orbiter Processing Facility
(OPF) where preparations continue for the Hubble Space Telescope servicing
mission. Work in progress includes leak checks following installation of the
main engines and airlock verification tests.

MISSION: STS-110 – 13th ISS Flight (8A) – ITS S0, MT

VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104

TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE: March 21, 2002

TARGET KSC LANDING DATE: April 1, 2002

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: Power down modification work on Orbiter Atlantis
continues in the OPF. Crew compartment window No. 2 has been installed and
window No. 3 will be replaced today.


STRUCTURAL INSPECTION & MODIFICATION PERIOD

VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103

Shuttle Processing Note: Deservicing operations continue with Orbiter
Discovery in the OPF. The left OMS pod removal is in work and preparations
are underway for removal of the airlock. Shuttle managers continue to assess
the content, schedule and location for the structural inspection and
modification down period.

SpaceRef staff editor.