Space Shuttle Processing Status 23 Jan 2002
MISSION: STS-109 – HST Servicing Mission 3B
VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE: Feb. 28, 2002
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE: March 11, 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: The rollout of Shuttle Columbia from the Vehicle
Assembly Building (VAB) to Pad A was postponed this morning because of a
steering problem detected in the crawler-transporter shortly after it left
High Bay 3 at 7:48 a.m. The problem was identified as a faulty bearing in
the steering linkage of Power Truck Drive D. The bearing will be replaced
and verified later today. The rollout has been rescheduled to Thursday
morning, Jan. 24.
Payload Processing Note: Yesterday in the Vertical Processing Facility, the
radiator associated with the NICMOS Cryogenic Cooler was installed on the
Multi-lightweight Equipment Carrier (MULE). Also, members of the STS-109
flight crew began an inspection of the HST flight hardware today. The
Reaction Wheel Assembly is scheduled to arrive at KSC the first week of
February.
MISSION: STS-110 – 13th ISS Flight (8A) – ITS SO TRUSS AND MOBILE
TRANSPORTER
VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE: NET April 4, 2002
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE: April 15, 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: The Payload Pre-mate test is underway on Shuttle
Atlantis in its bay in the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF). Engine No.3
was removed yesterday after a flawed sealing surface was discovered on a
main fuel valve. A replacement engine will be installed tomorrow. The left
hand Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pod has been removed to permit
inspection of attach point No. 5 and make repairs, if necessary.
MISSION: STS-111 – 14th ISS flight (UF2) – MPLM
VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
TARGET LAUNCH DATE: May 2, 2002
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE: May 13, 2002
CREW: Cockrell, Lockhart, Chang-Diaz, Perrin; (ISS up) Korzun, Whitson,
Treschev; (ISS down) Onufrienko, Bursch, Walz
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: The main engines of Shuttle Endeavour were removed
in the OPF on Monday. The Master Events Controller/Pyro Initiator Controller
(MEC/PIC) test is in work and preparations are underway for the fuel cell
voltage test.
STRUCTURAL INSPECTION & MODIFICATION PERIOD
VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
Shuttle Processing Note: Orbiter Discovery is in temporary storage in a
high bay of the Vehicle Assembly Building 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
later this month.
