Space Shuttle Processing Status 7 June 2001
MISSION: STS-104 – 10th ISS Flight (7A) – Airlock
VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION: Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB)
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: NET July 7, 2001 at 7:03 a.m. EDT
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: July 18, 2001
MISSION DURATION: 10 days and 20 hours
CREW: Lindsey, Hobaugh, Kavandi, Gernhardt, Reilly
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Pending resolution of the International Space
Station’s robot arm problem, managers are now targeting a launch of Space
Shuttle Atlantis no earlier than July 7. The launch date move allows
additional time for Space Station managers to develop a repair plan for the
arm and preserves the earliest possible launch date.
Shuttle workers completed the Shuttle Interface Test yesterday and are
powering up the Shuttle vehicle today. Managers have scheduled an additional
leak test on the solid rocket booster separation motors and that work will
be performed Friday. VAB high bay 1 work platforms will be retracted
Saturday in preparation for Atlantis’ roll to the launch pad no earlier than
June 12.
Payload Processing Note: The U.S. Airlock remains in the pad’s payload
changeout room. No work is scheduled until Atlantis is delivered to the pad.
The Airlock will be installed in the orbiter’s payload bay about four days
after Atlantis arrives at the pad. The IMAX 3D camera, currently in the
Operations and Checkout building, will be delivered to the pad and installed
into the orbiter following rollout.
MISSION: STS-105 – 11th ISS Flight (7A.1) – Leonardo MPLM
VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: No earlier than Aug. 5, 2001
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Aug. 16, 2001
MISSION DURATION: 12 days
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: Technicians have closed-out orbiter Discovery’s aft
engine compartment. Orbital maneuvering system and reaction control system
tests are complete and final preparations for rollover to the VAB are in
work. Managers expect Discovery to be ready for rollover as early as June
12.
Payload Processing Note: Experiment and supply rack installations on the
Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) in the Space Station
Processing Facility are complete. Aft access closure to the MPLM was reset
for today. Leak checks and heater testing will be conducted Friday. The
delivery date of the MPLM to the pad is under review.
MISSION: STS-108 – 12th ISS Flight (UF1) -Raffaello MPLM
VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Nov. 29, 2001
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: Endeavour’s orbital maneuvering system pod checks
continue this week. Workers are preparing to replace one of the orbiter’s
reaction control system thrusters next week. Technicians are also testing
an actuator on main engine No. 2.
MISSION: STS-109 – HST Servicing Mission 3B
VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102
LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Jan. 17, 2002
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: Orbiter Columbia’s payload bay doors are open.
Freon coolant loop No. 1 will undergo servicing on Monday. Subsystem
testing is work also.
