Space Shuttle Processing Status 17 Dec 2001

MISSION: STS-108 – 12th ISS Flight (UF1) – MPLM

VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105

KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Dec. 5, 2001 at 5:19 p.m. EST

KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Dec. 17, 2001 at 12:55 p.m. EST

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: Shuttle Endeavour made a smooth touch
down on KSC Runway 15 at the appointed time of 12:55 p.m. today, completing
the sixth
Space Shuttle flight of the year — the STS-108 crew transfer
mission, after almost 12 days in space. Commander Dominic Gorie brought
Endeavour home on the first opportunity of the day after flight managers
gave a go for landing weather at the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF).

The four STS-108 astronauts emerged from the crew cabin about 1¸
hours after landing for the traditional walk-around of the orbiter before
proceeding to the crew quarters for a reunion with their families. They were
joined by the Expedition Three crewmembers who returned after 129 days on
board the International space station.

Endeavour was scheduled to be towed to the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF)
at about 5 p.m. to begin de-serving operations. An initial inspection
indicates that the orbiter is in excellent shape after completing its 4.8
million mile mission. Damage to the thermal protection system was typical
with 57 debris hits on the lower surface, 14 of them greater than one inch,
and nine hits on the upper surface, five of them greater than one inch.

Unofficial Landing Times          EST                     MET

Main gear touchdown                  12:55.11 p.m.      11 days, 19 hours,

35 minutes, 43 seconds

Nose gear touchdown                  12:55.24 p.m.      11 days, 19 hours,

35 minutes, 56 seconds

Wheel stop                                   12:56.17 p.m.      11 days, 19

hours, 36 minutes, 49 seconds

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: Pre-launch processing for Shuttle Columbia
continues in the OPF for the Hubble Telescope servicing mission scheduled
for Feb. 14. Work recently completed includes hydraulic operations,
installation and checkout of the radar altimeter and verification testing on
Auxiliary Power Unit No.3. The payload doors will be closed this evening in
preparation for the Christmas holidays.

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

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: Shuttle Atlantis will be powered up this Wednesday
when pre-launch processing resumes after 2 ¸ months of planned modification
work in the OPF. Drag chute installation and retest checkout of APU No. 3
are complete, and work is in progress to install the avionics black boxes on
board the orbiter.

STRUCTURAL INSPECTION & MODIFICATION PERIOD

Shuttle Processing Note: Orbiter Discovery is in temporary storage in a
high bay of the VAB awaiting a decision by Shuttle managers on the content,
schedule and location for the structural inspection and modification down
period. Discovery is scheduled to return to the OPF in mid-January.