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May 21, 2001

 
2001 Year at a Glance

Status Reports

April Status Reports
 
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)

Over the weekend, work on the Atlantis' left-hand umbilical door concluded and final door cycling tests occur today. The orbiter's aft and midbody compartments have been closed-out, and payload bay door closure is complete. Preparation to transfer Atlantis to the Vehicle Assembly Building is underway.

Tonight, workers begin weight and center of gravity tests. Atlantis will be mounted on the orbiter transport system tomorrow and then rolled over to the VAB Tuesday afternoon. Once in the VAB, Atlantis will be lifted into high bay 1 and mated to the external tank and solid rocket boosters.

The Space Station Airlock, the primary payload for STS-104, will be delivered to the pad's payload changeout room tonight.

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)

Last Saturday, the flight crew completed the standard crew equipment interface test here at KSC. Discovery's main engine and main propulsion system have passed routine leak checks and main engine heat shield installation is in work. This week, the orbiter's water spray boilers are undergoing checks along with servicing of Discovery's potable water system.

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)

Post-flight inspections of Endeavour's main propulsion system are complete. Forward reaction control system checks are on going, and engine heat shield removal is in work. Managers plan to remove Endeavour's main engines 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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