Space Shuttle Processing Status 20 Jul 2001
MISSION: STS-104 – 10th ISS Flight (7A) – Airlock
VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION: On orbit
KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: July 12, 2001 at 5:03:59 a.m. EDT
KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: July 24, 2001 at 12:34 a.m.
MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 19 hours and 30 minutes
CREW: Lindsey, Hobaugh, Kavandi, Gernhardt, Reilly
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Orbiter Atlantis continues to perform well on
orbit. At KSC, solid rocket booster open assessments began Monday, and to
date have revealed both boosters to be in excellent condition. Booster
disassembly preparation is in work and segment demates begin Tuesday. The
solid rocket motors are scheduled for railcar shipment to Utah in about 2
weeks. Post launch film review indicates no abnormal damage at the launch
pad.
A preliminary weather forecast indicates the threat of scattered showers and
thunderstorms over central Florida at the time of Atlantis’ first planned
landing opportunity on July 24. The forecast calls for scattered clouds at
2,000 feet and broken clouds at 12,000 and 25,000 feet; visibility at 7
miles; wind from the southeast at 8 peaking to 14 knots; temperature at 75
degrees F and relative humidity at 91 percent.
MISSION: STS-105 – 11th ISS Flight (7A.1) – Leonardo MPLM
VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
LOCATION: Launch Pad 39A
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: August 9, 2001 at 5:38 p.m. EDT
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: August 21, 2001 at about 1:17 p.m.
MISSION DURATION: 11 days and 20 hours
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: Processing of Space Shuttle Discovery at Launch Pad
39A continues on schedule for the Aug. 9 target launch date. The STS-105 and
Expedition 3 flight crews have been at KSC since last Tuesday participating
in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. The visit culminated
with a launch day dress rehearsal this morning. The astronauts are
scheduled to depart KSC for Houston, Texas this afternoon.
At the pad, Discovery’s helium signature leak test is complete. Over the
weekend, technicians will complete some minor subcomponent work on auxiliary
power unit No. 2. Workers will complete a main engine flight readiness test
Tuesday and proceed with payload operations midweek.
Payload Processing Note: The Leonardo MPLM arrives at the pad July 25 for
installation into the payload changeout room. Leonardo will be installed
into Discovery’s payload bay July 27. The standard payload interface
verification test is scheduled for Aug. 2 and the payload bay doors will be
closed for flight Aug. 6.
MISSION: STS-108 – 12th ISS Flight (UF1) – MPLM
VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Nov. 29, 2001 at 8:05 p.m. EST
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: While Endeavour is powered down, workers are
performing planned modifications on orbiter wiring and harnesses. A
powered-up checkout is scheduled to begin July 30.
Payload Processing Note: The Raffaello MPLM began pre-integration checkout
in the Space Station Processing Facility July 17.
MISSION: STS-109 – HST Servicing Mission 3B
VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102
LOCATION: OPF bay 3
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Jan. 17, 2002 at 2:40 p.m. EST
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: Technicians are checking out Columbia’s ammonia
system this week. Radar altimeter and fuel cell voltage tests are scheduled
into next week.
