John F. Kennedy Space Center - Shuttle Status Reports

July 5, 2001


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Note

This is an orbiter processing report and does not necessarily reflect the chronological order of upcoming Space Shuttle flights. Visit http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/schedule/schedule.htm for the latest schedule of future Shuttle missions.

MISSION: STS-104 -- 10th ISS Flight (7A) - Airlock

Vehicle	Atlantis/OV-104
Location	Pad 39B
Target KSC Launch Date/Time	NET July 12, 2001 at 5:04 a.m. EDT (9:04 a.m. GMT)
Target KSC Landing Date/Time	July 23, 2001 at 12:57 a.m. (4:57 a.m. GMT)
Mission Duration	10 days, 19 hours, 59 minutes
Crew	Lindsey, Hobaugh, Kavandi, Gernhardt, Reilly
Orbital Insertion Altitude and Inclination	122 nautical miles (226 kilometers)/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note (previous notes)

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 (previous notes)

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	No earlier than August 7, 2001 at 5:23 p.m. EDT (9:53 p.m. GMT)
Target KSC Landing Date/Time	August 19, 2001
Mission Duration	11 days and 20 hours
Crew	Horowitz, Sturckow, Barry, Forrester; (ISS-3 up) Culbertson, Dezhurow, Turin; (ISS-2 down) Usachev, Helms, Voss
Orbital Insertion Altitude and Inclination	122 nautical miles (226 kilometers)/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note (previous notes)

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 (previous notes)

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) - Raffaello MPLM

Vehicle	Endeavour/OV-105
Location	Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1
Target KSC Launch Date/Time	Nov. 29, 2001 at 8:05 p.m. EST (12:05 a.m. GMT)
Target KSC Landing Date/Time	Dec. 9, 2001
Mission Duration	10 days
Crew	Gorie, Kelly, Godwin, Tani; (ISS-4 up) Onufrienko, Bursch, Walz; (ISS-3 down) Culbertson, Dezhurov, Turin
Orbital Insertion Altitude and Inclination	122 nautical miles (226 kilometers)/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note (previous notes)

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 (previous notes)

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	Orbiter Processing Facility 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 (570 kilometers)/28.5 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note (previous notes)

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.

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