Space Shuttle Processing Status 31 Jan 2002

MISSION: STS-109 – HST Servicing Mission 3B

VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE: Feb. 28, 2002 at 6:48 a.m.
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE: March 11, 2002 at 3:33 a.m.
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: Shuttle Columbia is at Complex 39, Pad A undergoing
final preparations for the Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission, and
remains on schedule for the planned Feb. 28 liftoff. The main engine Flight
Readiness Test is complete and the two-day Countdown Demonstration Test
(CDT) is underway, with a T-0 at 11 a.m. on Friday. The seven STS-109
crewmembers will be at the launch pad for familiarization and emergency
egress operations today and will be onboard Columbia tomorrow to participate
in the final hours of the simulated countdown.

Payload Processing Note: Columbia’s payload doors were opened yesterday and
final payload bay cleaning and payload pre-delivery operations are in work.

MISSION: STS-110 – 13th ISS Flight (8A) – ITS SO TRUSS AND MOBILE TRANSPORTER

VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE: 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: Pre-launch operations continue with Shuttle
Atlantis in the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF). Remote Manipulator System
(RMS) checkout is complete and the RMS has been installed in the orbiter.
The left-hand Orbiter Maneuvering System (OMS) pod will be installed
tomorrow after two bolt holes in attach point No. 5 are re-aligned. The
right-hand pod will be removed for inspection next week. The STS-110
Astronaut crew will be at KSC to participate in the Crew Equipment and
Interface Test (CEIT) on Saturday.

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: Preparations for SCAPE operations are in progress
with Shuttle Endeavour in its OPF Bay. OMS cross-feed line propellants will
be off loaded prior to changing out three thrusters in the right-hand OMS
pod this weekend.

STRUCTURAL INSPECTION & MODIFICATION PERIOD

VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103

Shuttle Processing Note: Discovery rolled back to the OPF from temporary
storage in the Vehicle Assembly Building high bay on Monday. Jack and level
operations are complete and the orbiter will be powered up today for systems
checks. No decision has been made by Shuttle managers on the content,
schedule and location for the structural inspection and modification down
period.

— end —