Space Shuttle Processing Status 27 Mar 2002
MISSION: STS-110 – 13th ISS Flight (8A) – ITS S0 TRUSS AND MOBILE TRANSPORTER
VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
KSC LAUNCH DATE: April 4, 2002
LAUNCH PERIOD: 2 – 6 p.m. EST
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: Final processing operations continue on schedule with Shuttle Atlantis in preparation for the STS-110 launch to the International Space Station on April 4. Shuttle managers gave a go for the launch following yesterday’s comprehensive Flight Readiness Review. At Pad B, the S-Zero Integrated Truss Structure and Mobile Transporter will be installed in the orbiter payload bay today. Other work in progress includes integrity checks of the three EVA suits on board, aft closeouts and External Tank purge operations. The hot fire test of the replacement hydraulic power unit in the right aft Solid Rocket Booster was successfully completed yesterday.
