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August 5, 2002
 
2002 Year at a Glance

Status Reports

 July Status Reports
 
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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-112 -- 15th ISS Flight (9A) - BA, ITS S1 
Vehicle Atlantis/OV-104
Target KSC Launch Date September 28, 2002 NET
Mission Duration 11 days
Crew Ashby, Melroy, Wolf, Sellers, Magnus, Yurchikhin
Orbital Insertion Altitude/Inclination 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
 

Shuttle Processing Note  (previous notes)
Processing continues for Atlantis' launch to the International Space Station. NASA managers made a decision last week to perform a welding repair to the cracks in the Main Propulsion System (MPS) liquid hydrogen flow liners. The welding repairs are scheduled to begin on Wednesday. In addition to welding, the microscopic rough edges of the liner holes will be smoothed by polishing to reduce the chance of more cracks developing in the future. Following successful welding repairs, engine installation is scheduled to begin this weekend.
 

MISSION: STS-113 -- 16th ISS Flight (11A) - ITS, P1
Vehicle Endeavour/OV-105
KSC Launch Date/Time November 2, 2002 NET
Crew Wetherby, Loria, Lopez-Alergria, Herrington; (ISS up) Bowersox, Budarin, Pettit; (ISS down) Korzun, Whitson, Treschev 
Orbital Insertion Altitude/Inclination 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
 

Shuttle Processing Note  (previous notes)
Processing continues for Endeavour's launch to the International Space Station. After repairs are completed on Atlantis flow liners, welders will begin similar repairs on Endeavour. Ammonia servicing is in work. Replacement of window No. 8 is complete and leak checks are in work.
 

MISSION: STS-107 -- SPACEHAB/FREESTAR Microgravity Research Mission
Vehicle Columbia/OV-102
Target KSC Launch Date/Time November 29, 2002 NET
Mission Duration 16 days
Crew Husband, McCool, Anderson, Chawla, Brown, Clark, Ramon 
Orbital Insertion Altitude/ Inclination 150 nautical miles/39 degrees
 

Shuttle Processing Note  (previous notes)
Nominal processing has been completed in preparation for Columbia's research mission now scheduled for no earlier than November 29. Due to the difference in material and number of slots on Columbia's flow liners, more engineering investigation is needed before a final repair option is selected.
 

ORBITER MAJOR MODIFICATION PERIOD
Vehicle Discovery/OV-103
 

Shuttle Processing Note  (previous notes)
Discovery is awaiting the start of its Orbiter Major Modification (OMM) period that is scheduled to begin at the Kennedy Space Center late this summer.
 

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