Space Shuttle Processing Status 27 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 next week’s launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station continue on schedule. Launch countdown preparations continue today following the completion of aft compartment closeouts, door installation and confidence checks.

Final electrical checks of the External Tank camera are also being conducted today.

Mission managers continue to monitor tropical developments though no impacts are expected in the KSC vicinity in the near term and no work is being held up as we proceed on schedule for launch.

MISSION: STS-113 – 16th ISS Flight (11A) – P1 Truss Segment

• VEHICLE:Endeavour/OV-105
• TARGET LAUNCH DATE:Nov. 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: Preparations are in work to begin final preparations for the upcoming launch to the International Space Station in November. Orbiter jackdown and center of gravity checks are complete. The orbiter is scheduled to be mated to the transporter later today.

MISSION STS-107 –SPACEHAB/ FREESTAR MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH MISSION

• VEHICLE –Columbia/OV-102
• TARGET LAUNCH DATE:Jan. 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. Orbital maneuvering system pod functional checks are in work. The payload bay doors were closed yesterday and flow liner weld certifications continue.

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.