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May 17, 2001

 
2001 Year at a Glance

Status Reports

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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 Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3
Target KSC Launch Date/Time NET June 14, 2001, 4:11 p.m. EDT
Target KSC Landing Date/Time June 25, 2001, 11:51 a.m. EDT
Mission Duration 10 days, 19 hours and 40 minutes
Crew Lindsey, Hobaugh, Kavandi, Gernhardt, Reilly
Orbit Altitude and Inclination 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
 

Shuttle Processing Note  (orbiter processing notes)

Orbiter close-outs continue in preparation for Atlantis' transfer to the Vehicle Assembly Building. However, additional work on the orbiter's external tank door has slipped that transfer to Tuesday, May 22. An environmental seal and metal mounting strip on the left-hand door were replaced yesterday and door cycling tests are being conducted Saturday. Managers do not anticipate an impact to the June 14 target launch date at this time.

Technicians have completed integrated hydraulic and flight control checks. Landing gear functional tests are also complete. This week workers will perform routine structural leak checks in the orbiter's aft and midbody compartments.

Upcoming Milestones (dates are targets only):
Orbiter transfer to VAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 22
Space Shuttle rolls out to Launch Pad 39B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  May 27
Flight Readiness Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 31
Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test complete . . . . . . . . . . . June 1

 

MISSION: STS-105 -- 11th ISS Flight (7A.1) - Leonardo MPLM

Vehicle Discovery/OV-103
Location OPF bay 2
Target KSC Launch Date/Time July 12, 2001, at 4:45 a.m. EDT
Target KSC Landing Date/Time July 23, 2001, at TBD
Mission Duration 11 days
Crew Horowitz, Sturckow, Barry, Forrester; (ISS-3 up) Culbertson, Dezhurow, Turin; (ISS-2 down) Usachev, Helms, Voss
Orbit Altitude and Inclination 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
 

Shuttle Processing Note  (orbiter processing notes)

Discovery's payload premate test is complete. Checks on the orbiter's water spray boilers and main propulsion are ongoing. Servicing of Discovery's potable water system is under way as well.

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

Vehicle Endeavour/OV-105
Location OPF 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-4 up) Onufrienko, Bursch, Walz; (ISS-3 down) Culbertson, Dezhurov, Turin 
Orbit Altitude and Inclination 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
 

Shuttle Processing Note  (orbiter processing notes)

Technicians have completed Endeavour's Ku-band antenna system checks. Postflight inspections of the orbiter's main engines and main propulsion system are in progress today. Forward reaction control system checks are scheduled to occur this week.

MISSION: STS-109 -- HST Servicing Mission 3B

Vehicle Columbia/OV-102
Location Vehicle Assembly Building high bay 4
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 
Orbit Altitude and Inclination 308 nautical miles/28.5 degrees
 

Shuttle Processing Note  (orbiter processing notes)

Columbia is being stored in VAB high bay 4 until Atlantis moves to the VAB to be mated to the STS-104 external tank and solid rocket boosters. Columbia will then be transferred into OPF bay 3 to continue STS-109 preflight processing.
 

Status reports and other NASA publications are available on the World Wide Web at:  http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/kscpao.htm. Information about the countdown and mission can be accessed electronically via the Internet at:  http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/shuttle/countdown/ and at http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/

 
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