John F. Kennedy Space Center - Shuttle Status Reports

February 14, 2002


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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-109 -- HST Servicing Mission 3B

Vehicle	Columbia/OV-102
Target KSC Launch Date/Time	Feb. 28, 2002 at 6:48 a.m. EST
Target KSC Landing Date/Time	March 11, 2002 at 3:33 a.m. EST
Mission Duration	11 days
Crew	Altman, Carey, Grunsfeld, Currie, Newman, Linnehan, Massimino
Orbital Insertion Altitude/ Inclination	308 nautical miles/28.5 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note (previous notes)

The Shuttle Management Team is participating in the Flight Readiness Review today to assess the status of Shuttle Columbia's STS-109 Mission, currently scheduled for Feb. 28. At Pad A, the Rotating Service Structure was moved to the parked position to prepare for the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) hot fire later today. The Hubble payload will be delivered to the pad early tomorrow and the Reaction Wheel Assembly will be replaced with a new unit before the payload is installed aboard Columbia on Sunday. A Risk Assessment Team is continuing its investigation to determine the stress integrity of the bolts that attach the hydraulic pumps to the three APUs.

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

Vehicle	Atlantis/OV-104
Target KSC Launch Date/Time	April 4, 2002
Target KSC Landing Date/Time	April 15, 2002
Mission Duration	11 days
Crew	Bloomfield, Frick, Ross, Smith, Ochoa, Morin, Walheim
Orbital Insertion Altitude/Inclination	122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note (previous notes)

Shuttle Atlantis is in an Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) high bay undergoing pre-launch preparations for the STS-110 mission. The right-hand Orbiter Maneuvering System (OMS) pod has been installed after completion of repairs to the attach point No. 5 bolt holes. Electrical connections are in progress.

MISSION: STS-111 -- 14th ISS Flight (UF2) - MPLM

Vehicle	Endeavour/OV-105
Target KSC Launch Date/Time	May 2, 2002
Target KSC Landing Date/Time	May 13, 2002
Crew	Cockrell, Lockhart, Chang-Diaz, Perrin; (ISS-5 up) Korzun, Whitson, Treschev; (ISS-4 down) Onufrienko, Bursch, Walz
Orbital Insertion Altitude/Inclination	122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note (previous notes)

The Forward Reaction Control System (FRCS) will be delivered to the OPF today for installation on Orbiter Endeavour early next week. The Payload Premate Test and verification of the Power Reactant Storage and Distribution (PRSD) system are in progress.

ORBITER MAINTENANCE AND MODIFICATION PERIOD

Vehicle

Discovery/OV-103

Shuttle Processing Note (previous notes)

Discovery is in the OPF awaiting the start of its Orbiter Maintenance and Modification (OMM) period at the Kennedy Space Center that is scheduled to begin late this summer. The vehicle will be powered up today for spotlight checks.

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