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MISSION:
STS-108 --
12th ISS
Flight (UF1) - Raffaello MPLM |
| Vehicle |
Endeavour/OV-105 |
| KSC Launch
Date/Time |
Dec. 5, 2001 at
5:19 p.m. EST |
| KSC Landing
Date/Time |
Dec. 17, 2001 at
12:55 p.m. EST |
| Crew |
Gorie, Kelly,
Godwin, Tani; (ISS-4 up) Onufrienko, Bursch, Walz; (ISS-3
down) Culbertson, Dezhurov, Tyurin |
| Orbital Insertion
Altitude and Inclination |
122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (previous
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Shuttle Endeavour made a smooth touch down on KSC Runway 15 at the appointed time of 12:55 p.m. today, completing the sixth Space Shuttle flight of the year -- the STS-108 crew transfer mission, after almost 12 days in space. Commander Dominic Gorie brought Endeavour home on the first opportunity of the day after flight managers gave a go for landing weather at the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF).
The four STS-108 astronauts emerged from the crew cabin about 1½ hours after landing for the traditional walk-around of the orbiter before proceeding to the crew quarters for a reunion with their families. They were joined by the Expedition Three crewmembers who returned after 129 days on board the International space station.
Endeavour was scheduled to be towed to the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) at about 5 p.m. to begin de-serving operations. An initial inspection indicates that the orbiter is in excellent shape after completing its 4.8 million mile mission. Damage to the thermal protection system was typical with 57 debris hits on the lower surface, 14 of them greater than one inch, and nine hits on the upper surface, five of them greater than one inch.
Unofficial Landing Times
EST
MET
Main gear touchdown
12:55.11 p.m.
11 days, 19 hours, 35 minutes, 43 seconds
Nose gear touchdown
12:55.24 p.m.
11 days, 19 hours, 35 minutes, 56 seconds
Wheel stop
12:56.17 p.m.
11 days, 19 hours, 36 minutes, 49 seconds
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MISSION:
STS-109
-- HST
Servicing Mission 3B |
| Vehicle |
Columbia/OV-102 |
| Target KSC Launch
Date/Time |
Feb. 14, 2002 |
| Target KSC Landing
Date/Time |
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 |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (previous
notes) |
| Pre-launch processing for Shuttle Columbia continues in the OPF for the Hubble Telescope servicing mission scheduled for Feb. 14. Work recently completed includes hydraulic operations, installation and checkout of the radar altimeter and verification testing on Auxiliary Power Unit No.3. The payload doors will be closed this evening in preparation for the Christmas holidays. |
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MISSION:
STS-110
-- 13th
ISS Flight (8A) - ITS S0 TRUSS, MOBILE TRANSPORTER |
| Vehicle |
Atlantis/OV-104 |
| Target KSC Launch Date/Time |
March 21, 2002 |
| Target KSC Landing Date/Time |
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 |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (previous notes) |
| Shuttle Atlantis will be powered up this Wednesday when pre-launch processing resumes after 2½ months of planned modification work in the OPF. Drag chute installation and retest checkout of APU No. 3 are complete, and work is in progress to install the avionics black boxes on board the orbiter.
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STRUCTURAL
INSPECTION & MODIFICATION PERIOD |
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Shuttle Processing Note (previous
notes) |
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Orbiter Discovery is in temporary storage in a high bay of the VAB awaiting a decision by Shuttle managers on the content, schedule and location for the structural inspection and modification down period. Discovery is scheduled to return to the OPF in mid-January. |
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