Space Shuttle Processing Status 9 Nov 2001

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

VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105

TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE: Nov. 29, 2001

TARGET KSC LANDING DATE: Dec. 10, 2001

MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 20 hours

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

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

Shuttle Processing Note: Shuttle Endeavour remains on scheduled for launch
on Nov. 29. At Pad B, the STS-108 flight crew participated in the Terminal
Countdown Demonstration Test that was completed successfully this morning.
The crew will return to Houston this afternoon. Later today the Raffaello
Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) will be installed into Endeavour’s
payload bay. This weekend, pad technicians will replace the yaw actuator arm
in Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) #2 and preparations will begin for
hypergol propellant loading.

MISSION: STS-109 – HST Servicing Mission 3B

VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102

TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE: Feb. 14, 2002

TARGET KSC LANDING DATE: Feb. 25, 2002

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: Columbia is in the Orbiter Processing Facility
(OPF) undergoing preparations for the Hubble Space Telescope Servicing
mission next February. Work is in progress to install the Shuttle’s main
engines and service the potable water supply.

MISSION: STS-110 – 13th ISS Flight (8A) – ITS S0, MT

VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104

TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE: March 21, 2002

TARGET KSC LANDING DATE: April 1, 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: Scheduled modification operations continue with
Orbiter Atlantis in the OPF. The vehicle will remain powered down until
mid-December.

STRUCTURAL INSPECTION & MODIFICATION PERIOD

Shuttle Processing Note: Discovery is in the OPF as Shuttle managers
continue to assess the content, schedule and location of the structural
inspection and modification down period. Operations in progress include
de-servicing of the potable water and ammonia systems and hypergol drain.