Status Report

Space Shuttle Processing Status 5 Jul 2001

By SpaceRef Editor
July 5, 2001
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MISSION: STS-104 – 10th ISS Flight (7A) – Airlock

VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104

LOCATION: Launch Pad 39B

KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: July 12, 2001 at 5:04 a.m. EDT

KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: July 23, 2001 at 12:57 a.m.

MISSION DURATION: 10 days and 19 hours and 53 minutes

CREW: Lindsey, Hobaugh, Kavandi, Gernhardt, Reilly

ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: Processing of Space Shuttle Atlantis toward a July
12 launch date continues on schedule. Earlier this week, workers completed
Shuttle ordnance installation, and testing of pyrotechnic initiator
controllers concluded Tuesday.

A multiplexer-demultiplexer (MDM) located in Atlantis’ aft avionics bay 4
has been replaced and is undergoing standard retests today. The MDM
supports prelaunch ground operation activities and has no in-flight impact.
Pre-flight checks of the orbiter space vision system are ongoing.

Atlantis’ aft compartment doors will be installed Sunday. The flight crew
arrives at KSC Sunday at about 9:30 p.m. to begin final flight preparation.
The launch countdown begins Monday at 8 a.m. in KSC Firing Room 3.

Payload Processing Note: The Airlock payload is secure in Atlantis’ payload
bay with the doors closed for flight. The Wireless Instrumentation System
(Micro-WIS) payload is undergoing checks today.

MISSION: STS-105 – 11th ISS Flight (7A.1) – Leonardo MPLM

VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103

LOCATION: Launch Pad 39A

TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: NET August 7, 2001 at 5:23 p.m. EDT

TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: August 19, 2001

MISSION DURATION: 11 days and 20 hours

CREW: Horowitz, Sturckow, Barry, Forrester; (ISS up) Culbertson, Dezhurov,
Turin; (ISS down) Usachev, Voss, Helms,

ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: Managers decided this afternoon to launch Shuttle
Discovery no earlier than Aug. 7. This allows ample time between flights
for data review and preserves the earliest STS-105 launch opportunity.

Discovery’s main engine pressure transducer replacement is complete. The
engine flight readiness test is scheduled for July 21 and 22. Launch pad
validations continue to go well at pad 39A.

Payload Processing Note: The Leonardo MPLM is scheduled for transfer to
Launch Pad 39A July 23. The Early Ammonia Servicer for the space station
has been filled with liquid ammonia.

MISSION: STS-108 – 12th ISS Flight (UF1) – MPLM

VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105

LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1

TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Nov. 29, 2001 EST

TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Dec. 9, 2001

MISSION DURATION: 10 days

CREW: Gorie, Kelly, Godwin, Tani; (ISS up) Onufrienko, Bursch, Walz; (ISS
down) Culbertson, Dezhurov, Turin

ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: While Endeavour is powered down, workers are
performing planned modifications on orbiter wiring and harnesses. A
powered-up checkout is scheduled to begin July 10.

Payload Processing Note: The Raffaello MPLM begins pre-integration checkout
in the Space Station Processing Facility July 17.

MISSION: STS-109 – HST Servicing Mission 3B

VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102

LOCATION: OPF bay 3

TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Jan. 17, 2002 EST

TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Jan. 28, 2002

MISSION DURATION: TBD

CREW: Altman, Carey, Grunsfeld, Currie, Newman, Linnehan, Massimino

ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 308 nautical miles/28.5 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: Technicians are inspecting the orbiter’s chin panel
and nose cap. Standard subsystem testing continues. Columbia’s main
propulsion system is undergoing routine helium leak checks this week.

SpaceRef staff editor.