John F. Kennedy Space Center - Shuttle Status Reports

October 22, 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 7:44 p.m. EST
Target KSC Landing Date/Time	Dec. 10, 2001 at 3:41 p.m.
Mission Duration	10 days, 20 hours
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)

Workers have completed closeout work in orbiter Endeavour's aft engine compartment and aft structural leak checks are in work today. Technicians continue with closeout work inside Endeavour's crew module. The orbiter will be lowered on jacks later today in preparation for routine weight and center of gravity tests. Endeavour will be mated to the external tank and solid rocket boosters later this week. In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Multi-purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) hatch leak checks and external closeouts began today.

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 pilot's heads up display unit. Testing of the orbiter's waste containment system continue and auxiliary power unit strut inspections are in work. Routine electrical validation of Columbia's orbital maneuvering system continue.

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 modifications are in progress on orbiter Atlantis. Workers are upgrading the orbiter's mass memory units and performing a monoball wiring harness enhancement. Atlantis will resume powered work in mid-December.

STRUCTURAL INSPECTION & MODIFICATION PERIOD

Vehicle

Discovery/OV-103

Shuttle Processing Note (previous notes)

Orbiter Discovery is expected to leave temporary storage later this week. The orbiter 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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