Space Shuttle Processing Status 30 Jan 2003

MISSION STS-107 -SPACEHAB/ FREESTAR MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH MISSION

• VEHICLE – Columbia/OV-102
• LAUNCH DATE: Jan. 16, 2003
• OFFICIAL LAUNCH TIME: 10:39 a.m. EST
• TARGET LANDING DATE: Feb. 1, 2003 at 9:16 a.m. EST
• 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: Shuttle Columbia continues to perform well on its SPACEHAB microgravity research mission. On the medical research front, work with the bone and prostate cancer studies continued in the Bioreactor Demonstration System, and crewmembers participated in experiments for the Physiology and Biochemistry suite. The 16-day international science mission is scheduled to land on Feb. 1 at about 9:16 a.m. at Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility. Early weather forecast indicate favorable conditions for a landing on Saturday.

MISSION STS-114 — 17TH ISS FLIGHT (ULF1) – CREW ROTATION/MULTI-PURPOSE LOGISTICS MODULE

• VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
• TARGET LAUNCH DATE: March 1, 2003
• TARGET LANDING DATE: March 13, 2003
• MISSION DURATION: 12 days
• SHUTTLE CREW: Collins, Kelly, Noguchi, Robinson
• ISS EXPEDITION CREW 7: Malenchenko, Kaleri, Lu
• ORBITAL ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles, 51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: Orbiter Atlantis was mated to the Orbiter Transporter System on Tuesday and was rolled over on Wednesday to be mated to its Solid Rocket Boosters and External Tank in preparation for a launch to the International Space Station on March 1.

MISSION STS-115 — 18th ISS FLIGHT (12A) ? P3/P4 SOLAR ARRAYS

• VEHICLE – Endeavour/OV-105
• TARGET LAUNCH DATE: May 23, 2003
• TARGET LANDING DATE: June 3, 2003
• MISSION DURATION: 10 days
• CREW: Jett, Ferguson, Tanner, Burbank, MacLean, Stefanyshyn-Piper
• ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: Processing continues on schedule for the STS-115 launch to the International Space Station scheduled in May 2003. Installation of all three of Endeavour’s Auxiliary Power Units is complete and the APU exhaust duct leak checks are in work. Technicians in the processing facility are preparing to remove the right-hand Orbiter Maneuvering System pod.

ORBITER MAJOR MODIFICATION PERIOD VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103

Shuttle Processing Note: The Orbiter Major Modification (OMM) period for Discovery continues with Avionics Bay 3A structures modifications, and Avionics Bay 1 and 2 integrated wiring modifications. Multi-Purpose Logistics Module dedicated heat exchanger and radiator isolation modifications are in work. Wire inspections and repairs are ongoing.