John F. Kennedy Space Center - Shuttle Status Reports

September 6, 2001


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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-108 -- 12th ISS Flight (UF1) - Raffaello MPLM

Vehicle	Endeavour/OV-105
Location	Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1
Target KSC Launch Date/Time	Nov. 29, 2001 at 8:05 p.m. EST
Target KSC Landing Date/Time	Dec. 10, 2001 at 12:26 p.m. EST
Mission Duration	10 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)

Work continues on Endeavour's hydraulic system. The hydraulic accumulators have been installed, and replacement of the auxiliary power unit quick disconnects continues. Functional tests of the orbiter's radiators begin this week.

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

Vehicle	Columbia/OV-102
Location	Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3
Target KSC Launch Date/Time	Jan. 17, 2002 at 3:52 a.m. EST
Target KSC Landing Date/Time	Jan. 28, 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)

Preparations continue for installation of Columbia's forward reaction control system. Technicians must complete attach point work before the right-hand orbiter maneuvering system pod is installed.

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

Vehicle	Atlantis/OV-104
Location	Vehicle Assembly Building high bay 4
Target KSC Launch Date/Time	Feb. 28, 2002
Target KSC Landing Date/Time	March 9, 2002
Mission Duration	9 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)

Orbiter Atlantis is being stored in Vehicle Assembly Building high bay 4 and will remain there until mid-September. Some minor work will be performed on the vehicle while in the VAB.

STRUCTURAL INSPECTION & MODIFICATION PERIOD

Vehicle	Discovery/OV-103
Location	Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2

Shuttle Processing Note (previous notes)

Discovery's robot arm has been removed from the payload bay. Shuttle main engine removal is ongoing, and forward reaction system removal is in work.

Orbiter Discovery is scheduled to begin a thorough structural inspection and modification period after STS-105 post-flight work concludes. Shuttle managers continue to assess the content, schedule and location of this planned work period. A decision is expected in mid-September.

Payload Processing Note

In the Space Station Processing Facility, the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module has been opened. Offloading of the contents brought back from ISS is under way.

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