Space Shuttle Processing Status 19 Oct 2001
MISSION: STS-108 – 12th ISS Flight (UF1) – MPLM
VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Nov. 29, 2001 at 7:35 p.m. EST
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Dec. 10, 2001 at 2:56 p.m.
MISSION DURATION: 11 days
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: Technicians are preparing orbiter Endeavour for its
move to the Vehicle Assembly Building. The orbiter’s crew module and aft
compartment are undergoing closeout work today. Aft leak checks and
pressure tests are scheduled for later this week.
MISSION: STS-109 – HST Servicing Mission 3B
VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Feb. 14, 2002 at 1:43 p.m. EST
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Feb. 25, 2002 at 11:40 a.m.
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: Auxiliary power unit exhaust duct leak checks are
complete, along with testing of Columbia’s Ku band system. Testing of the
orbiter’s waste containment system are ongoing. Auxiliary power unit strut
inspections are in work and orbital maneuvering system electrical
verifications continue. Over the weekend, technicians will resume alignment
work on the pilot’s heads-up display.
MISSION: STS-110 – 13th ISS Flight (8A) – ITS S0, MT
VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: March 21, 2002
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: 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 modifications are in progress on
orbiter Atlantis. Workers are upgrading the orbiter’s mass memory units and
performing a monoball wiring harness enhancement. Atlantis will resume
powered work in mid-December.
STRUCTURAL INSPECTION & MODIFICATION PERIOD
VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
Shuttle Processing Note: Orbiter Discovery remains in temporary storage
through late October. Discovery is scheduled to begin a thorough structural
inspection and modification period. Shuttle managers continue to assess the
content, schedule and location of this planned work period.
