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October 15, 2001

 
2001 Year at a Glance

Status Reports

September 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 7:35 p.m. EST
Target KSC Landing Date/Time Dec. 10, 2001
Mission Duration 11 days
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)

Processing continues on schedule toward next week’s planned orbiter/external tank mate operation. Leak checks of Endeavour’s crew module and external airlock are complete. Auxiliary power unit controller checks are also complete.

Last Friday, Endeavour’s payload bay doors were cycled and over the weekend the orbiter’s midbody was cleaned. Today, technicians will close the orbiter’s payload bay doors in preparation for rollout. Closeouts continue in the forward and aft compartments.

 

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

Vehicle Columbia/OV-102
Target KSC Launch Date/Time Feb. 14, 2002 at 1:43 p.m. EST
Target KSC Landing Date/Time Feb. 25, 2002 at 11:40 a.m.
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)

Over the weekend, technicians completed alignment work on the heads-up display (HUD) located on the commander’s side of Columbia’s cockpit. This coming weekend, workers will complete the same work on the pilot’s HUD. Auxiliary power unit leak checks are in work this week, along with orbiter maneuvering system electrical verifications.
 

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)

Workers have begun planned powered down modifications on orbiter Atlantis. This week, work to upgrade the orbiter’s mass memory units is under way. Technicians are also replacing window No. 7. Atlantis will resume powered work in mid-December.
 

STRUCTURAL INSPECTION & MODIFICATION PERIOD

Vehicle Discovery/OV-103
 

Shuttle Processing Note  (previous notes)

Orbiter Discovery remains in temporary storage through late October. Discovery is scheduled to begin a thorough structural inspection and modification period. Shuttle managers continue to assess the content, schedule and location of this planned work period.
 

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