Status Report

Space Shuttle Processing Status 4 Nov 2002

By SpaceRef Editor

November 4, 2002

Filed under Kennedy Space Center, Space Shuttle Processing Status, US

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

VEHICLE: ENDEAVOUR/OV-105
TARGET LAUNCH DATE: Nov. 11, 2002
TARGET LAUNCH TIME: 12:00 a.m. – 4: 00 a.m.
TARGET LANDING DATE: Nov. 21, 2002
MISSION DURATION: 11 days
SHUTTLE CREW: Wetherbee, Lockhart, Lopez-Alegria, Herrington
ISS CREW UP: Bowersox, Budarin, Pettit
ISS CREW DOWN: Korzun, Whitson, Treschev
ORBITAL ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles

Shuttle Processing Note: Preparations for the countdown of the 112th
Shuttle mission and launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour from Launch Pad 39-A
continue for next week’s launch. Today the Reaction Control System
Pressurization Test is in work and the External Tank Purge is scheduled for
tomorrow. Countdown activities will commence later this week. Endeavour is
scheduled to launch on Nov. 11 between midnight and 4 a.m. carrying a new
crew to the International Space Station and a new truss segment that will
enhance future cooling and power systems. The specific launch time will be
announced approximately 24 hours prior to liftoff. Landing is scheduled at
Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 21.

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. Wheels and
tires are installed and payload bay doors are closed for flight. Integrated
hydraulic tests are scheduled for Wednesday. The orbiter is undergoing
preparations to be mated with the solid rocket boosters and the external
tank.

MISSION STS-114 — 17TH ISS FLIGHT (UFL1) – CREW ROTATION/MULTI-PURPOSE LOGISTICS MODULE

VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
TARGET LAUNCH DATE: March 1, 2003
TARGET LANDING DATE: March 12, 2003
MISSION DURATION: 11 days
SHUTTLE CREW: Collins, Kelly, Nogucki, Robinson
ISS EXPEDITION CREW 7: Malenchenko, Moschenko, Lu
ORBITAL ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles, 51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: Post-flight inspections from STS-112 continue in
preparation for STS-114, scheduled to launch early next year. Dome mounted
heat shield removal is complete and flowliner inspections are in work. The
Forward Reaction Control System will be removed on Wednesday.

ORBITER MAJOR MODIFICATION PERIOD VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103

Shuttle Processing Note: Wiring and corrosion inspections are in work.
Also in work is the slot polishing on the flow liners.