Space Shuttle Processing Status 17 May 2001
MISSION: STS-104 – 10th ISS Flight (7A) – Airlock
VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 3
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: NET June 14, 2001 at 4:11 p.m. EDT
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: June 25, 2001 at 11:51 a.m.
MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 19 hours and 40 minutes
CREW: Lindsey, Hobaugh, Kavandi, Gernhardt, Reilly
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Orbiter close-outs continue in preparation for
Atlantis’ transfer to the Vehicle Assembly Building. However, additional
work on the orbiter’s external tank door has slipped that transfer to
Tuesday, May 22. An environmental seal and metal mounting strip on the
left-hand door were replaced yesterday and door cycling tests are being
conducted Saturday. Managers do not anticipate an impact to the June 14
target launch date at this time.
Technicians have completed integrated hydraulic and flight control checks.
Landing gear functional tests are also complete. This week workers will
perform routine structural leak checks in the orbiter’s aft and midbody
compartments.
Upcoming Milestones (dates are targets only):
Orbiter transfer to VAB – May 22
Space Shuttle rolls out to Launch Pad 39B – May
27
Flight Readiness Review – May 31
Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test complete – June 1
MISSION: STS-105 – 11th ISS Flight (7A.1) – Leonardo MPLM
VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
LOCATION: OPF bay 2
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: July 12, 2001 at 4:45 a.m. EDT
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: July 23, 2001
MISSION DURATION: 11 days
CREW: Horowitz, Sturckow, Barry, Forrester; (ISS up) Culbertson, Dezhurov,
Turin; (ISS down) Usachev, Voss, Helms,
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Discovery’s payload premate test is complete.
Checks on the orbiter’s water spray boilers and main propulsion are ongoing.
Servicing of Discovery’s potable water system is under way as well.
MISSION: STS-108 – 12th ISS Flight (UF1) – MPLM
VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Nov. 29, 2001
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Dec. 9, 2001
MISSION DURATION: 10 days
CREW: Gorie, Kelly, Godwin, Tani; (ISS up) Onufrienko, Bursch, Walz; (ISS
down) Culbertson, Dezhurov, Turin
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Technicians have completed Endeavour’s Ku-band
antenna system checks. Postflight inspections of the orbiter’s main engines
and main propulsion system are in progress today. Forward reaction control
system checks are scheduled to occur this week.
MISSION: STS-109 – HST Servicing Mission 3B
VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102
LOCATION: Vehicle Assembly Building high bay 4
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Jan. 17, 2002
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Jan. 28, 2002
MISSION DURATION: TBD
CREW: Altman, Carey, Grunsfeld, Currie, Newman, Linnehan, Massimino
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 308 nautical miles/28.5 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Columbia is being stored in VAB high bay 4 until
Atlantis moves to the VAB to be mated to the STS-104 external tank and solid
rocket boosters. Columbia will then be transferred into OPF bay 3 to
continue STS-109 preflight processing.
