John F. Kennedy Space Center - Shuttle Status Reports

November 16, 2001


2001 Year at a Glance	Status Reports	October 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-108 -- 12th ISS Flight (UF1) - Raffaello MPLM

Vehicle	Endeavour/OV-105
Target KSC Launch Date/Time	Nov. 29, 2001 at 7:42 p.m. EST
Target KSC Landing Date/Time	Dec. 10, 2001 at 3:16 p.m.
Mission Duration	10 days, 19 hours, 34 minutes
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

Shuttle Processing Note (previous notes)

The Shuttle Endeavour launch team was given a go to proceed toward a launch on Nov. 29 following yesterday's Flight Readiness Review at KSC. At Pad B, hypergolic loading was completed last night and the flight readiness test is under way to verify the integrity of the replacement yaw actuator for main engine No. 2. Over the weekend, the payload doors will be opened for additional stowage operations, aft closeout work will continue and the three EVA suits will be installed and checked out for flight.

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

Shuttle Processing Note (previous notes)

Columbia is in the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) where preparations continue for the Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. Work in progress includes leak checks following installation of the main engines and airlock verification tests.

MISSION: STS-110 -- 13th ISS Flight (8A) - ITS S0, MT

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

Shuttle Processing Note (previous notes)

Power down modification work on Orbiter Atlantis continues in the OPF. Crew compartment window No. 2 has been installed and window No. 3 will be replaced today.

STRUCTURAL INSPECTION & MODIFICATION PERIOD

Vehicle

Discovery/OV-103

Shuttle Processing Note (previous notes)

Deservicing operations continue with Orbiter Discovery in the OPF. The left OMS pod removal is in work and preparations are under way for removal of the airlock. Shuttle managers continue to assess the content, schedule and location for the structural inspection and modification down period.

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