Status Report

Space Shuttle Processing Status 5 Sep 2002

By SpaceRef Editor
September 5, 2002
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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: After being installed on the Orbiter Transporter,
Atlantis’ was moved yesterday morning to be stacked with the Solid Rocket
Boosters and External Tank in preparation for its launch to the
International Space Station. After technicians noted a concern in the
mid-body regarding movement of the Manipulator Positioning Mechanism that is
attached to the Remote Manipulator System in the payload bay, engineers
began reviewing information to determine a resolution and if additional work
will be necessary. Potential work required can be performed while the
vehicle is at the pad.

Technicians have removed and replaced all of the 32 bearings located in the
JEL (jacking, equalization and leveling) cylinders and reinstalled the 16
cylinders on Crawler Transporter No. 2. Yesterday, the Crawler was moved to
the east refurbishment site and retests with the Mobile Launcher Platform
are scheduled to begin today and continue through tomorrow.

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

VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105

TARGET LAUNCH DATE: Nov. 2, 2002 NET

TARGET LANDING DATE: Nov. 13, 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: Endeavour’s aft closeouts are continuing in
preparation for its upcoming launch to the International Space Station. The
Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) is scheduled for this weekend.

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: Nominal processing has been completed in
preparation for Columbia’s research mission now scheduled for no earlier
than Jan. 16.

ORBITER MAJOR MODIFICATION PERIOD

VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103

Shuttle Processing Note: The Orbiter Major Modification (OMM) period for
Discovery is underway with radiator removal and nose landing gear
retraction. Wire inspections will be performed throughout the entire vehicle
during the OMM and began in the crew compartment this week.

SpaceRef staff editor.