Space Shuttle Processing Status 19 Sep 2002
MISSION STS-112 — 15TH ISS FLIGHT (9A) – S1 Truss Segment
VEHICLE:Atlantis/OV-104
TARGET LAUNCH DATE:Oct. 2, 2002 NET
TARGET LAUNCH PERIOD:2 – 6 p.m. EDT
TARGET LANDING DATE:Oct. 13, 2002
MISSION DURATION:11 days
CREW:Ashby, Melroy, Wolf, Sellers, Magnus, Yurchikhin
ORBITAL ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION:122 nautical miles, 51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Final preparations for Atlantis’ lift-off to the International Space Station continue in work and on schedule. Payload installation is complete and payload bay doors are closed for flight. The Helium Signature Leak Test on the Main Propellant System is complete. Propellant loading is in work today.
Yesterday, the crew for STS-112 was in town for the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test which has been concluded successfully.
Mission managers are monitoring Tropical Storm Isidore’s track. There will be meetings beginning today and through the weekend to discuss the latest projected tracks the National Hurricane Center predicts for the storm. Based on the projected path and intensity of the storm, Kennedy Space Center may begin preparations this weekend for possible high winds, if the storm tracks further to the east.
MISSION: STS-113 – 16th ISS Flight (11A) – P1 Truss Segment
VEHICLE:Endeavour/OV-105
TARGET LAUNCH DATE:NETNov. 10, 2002 NET
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 INSERTION ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION:122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note:Endeavour’s aft and mid-body closeouts continue in work. Payload bay doors are scheduled for closeout on Friday in preparation for final preparations for the upcoming launch to the International Space Station.
MISSION STS-107 –SPACEHAB/ FREESTAR MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH MISSION
VEHICLE –Columbia/OV-102
TARGET LAUNCH DATE:NETJan. 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, 2003.
ORBITER MAJOR MODIFICATION PERIOD VEHICLE:Discovery/OV-103
Shuttle Processing Note:The Orbiter Major Modification (OMM) period forDiscovery is underway with radiator removal and nose landing gear retraction. Wire inspections continue and will be performed throughout the entire vehicle during the OMM.
