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MISSION:
STS-105
-- 11th
ISS Flight (7A.1) - Leonardo MPLM |
| Vehicle |
Discovery/OV-103 |
| Location |
Launch Pad
39A |
| Target KSC
Launch Date/Time |
August 9,
2001 at 5:38
p.m. EDT |
| Target KSC
Landing Date/Time |
August 21,
2001 at about 1:17
p.m. |
| Mission
Duration |
11 days,
20 hours, 25 minutes |
| 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/51.6 degrees |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (previous
notes) |
| Processing of Space Shuttle Discovery continues on schedule at Launch Pad 39A. Multiplexer-demultiplexer testing is complete and tomorrow the orbiter midbody umbilical unit will be mated to the vehicle and undergo routine leak checks. One of Discovery’s master events controllers will be replaced and retested on Saturday. The Rotating Service Structure is being positioned today for payload operations. The Flight Readiness Review is scheduled to occur Aug. 1. |
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Payload
Processing Note (previous
notes) |
| The Leonardo MPLM arrived at the pad July 25 and has been installed in the payload changeout room. Discovery’s payload bay doors are being opened today and the MPLM is slated for installation into the payload bay tomorrow morning. The standard payload interface verification test is slated for Aug. 2, and final payload bay door closure occurs Aug. 6. |
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Upcoming
Milestones |
Flight Readiness Review begins Aug. 1
(10:30 a.m.)
Launch countdown begins Aug. 6 (9 p.m.)
External tank loading Aug. 9 (8:42 a.m. - 11:42 a.m.) |
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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 7:23
p.m. EST |
| 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/51.6 degrees |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (previous
notes) |
| Technicians have replaced the thermostat inside Endeavour’s left-hand orbital maneuvering system pod. While Endeavour is powered down, workers are also performing planned modifications on orbiter wiring and harnesses. |
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Payload
Processing Note (previous
notes) |
| The Lightweight MPESS Carrier (LMC) arrived at KSC yesterday. Rack installation into MPLM in now
under way. |
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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 at 2:40
p.m. 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/28.5 degrees |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (previous
notes) |
| Work continues on Columbia’s nose cap. Technicians are also checking out Columbia’s Ku-band system and performing leak and functional tests on the orbiter’s main propulsion system. |
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MISSION:
STS-110
-- 13th
ISS Flight (8A) - ITS, S0, MT |
| Vehicle |
Atlantis/OV-104 |
| Location |
Orbiter Processing
Facility bay 2 |
| Target KSC Launch Date/Time |
Feb. 28, 2002 |
| Target KSC Landing Date/Time |
March 9, 2002 |
| Mission Duration |
9 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) |
Orbiter Atlantis has been jacked and leveled in OPF bay 2. Preliminary inspections revealed 110 debris hits to the orbiter’s thermal protection system. Twenty-six hits measured 1-inch or larger. The landing gear tires are in good post-flight condition.
Main engine drying and draining of the power reactant storage system is in work today. Payload bay door opening is expected later today and payload removal occurs Tuesday.
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