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MISSION:
STS-109
-- HST
Servicing Mission 3B |
| Vehicle |
Columbia/OV-102 |
| Target KSC Launch
Date/Time |
Feb. 28, 2002 |
| Target KSC Landing
Date/Time |
March 11, 2002 |
| Mission Duration |
11 days |
| Crew |
Altman, Carey,
Grunsfeld, Currie, Newman, Linnehan, Massimino |
| Orbital Insertion
Altitude and Inclination |
308
nautical miles/28.5 degrees |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (previous
notes) |
| Shuttle managers made the decision today to reschedule the launch of the STS-109 mission to Thursday, Feb. 28 to allow more preparation time for a replacement Reaction Wheel Assembly that will be installed on the Hubble Space Telescope. In the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF), forward and aft closeout operations of Shuttle Columbia are in progress in preparation for roll out to the Vehicle Assembly Building for space vehicle mate next week. |
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MISSION:
STS-110
-- 13th
ISS Flight (8A) - ITS S0 TRUSS, MOBILE TRANSPORTER |
| Vehicle |
Atlantis/OV-104 |
| Target KSC Launch Date/Time |
NET 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
and Inclination |
122 nautical miles
/51.6 degrees |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (previous notes) |
| In the OPF, work is
under way to on Shuttle Atlantis to remove the left-hand Orbiting Maneuvering System (OMS) pod tomorrow to inspect the fittings of attach point No. 5 and make repairs, if necessary. The Shuttle main engines are scheduled to be installed on Monday. |
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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 and Inclination |
122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (previous
notes) |
| Post-flight servicing continues with Shuttle Endeavour in its OPF bay. The vehicle's Forward Reaction Control System (FRCS) will be removed late tomorrow to repair a forward firing thruster that failed off during the recently completed STS-108 mission. OMS pod checkouts are in progress. |
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STRUCTURAL
INSPECTION & MODIFICATION PERIOD |
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Shuttle Processing Note (previous
notes) |
| Orbiter Discovery is in temporary storage in a high bay of the Vehicle Assembly Building awaiting a decision by Shuttle managers on the content, schedule and location for the structural inspection and modification down period. Discovery is scheduled to return to the OPF in mid-January. |
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