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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) |
| Processing operations remain on schedule for the launch of the STS-109 Hubble Space Telescope (HST) repair mission on Feb. 28. Shuttle Columbia rolled over from its Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) yesterday afternoon. The Orbiter will be mated to the External Tank (ET)/Solid Rocket Booster stack in the VAB high bay today. The monoball interface assembly will be connected between the Orbiter and the ET this weekend. The space vehicle will be powered up for the Shuttle interface test on Monday. Rollout to the launch pad is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 23. |
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Payload
Processing Note |
| The NICMOS Cryogenic Cooler for Hubble arrived today and is being installed on the carrier for flight. Members of the flight crew will perform an inspection of the HST flight hardware in the Vertical Processing Facility on Jan. 23. The Reaction Wheel Assembly is scheduled to be delivered to KSC early next month. |
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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 |
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, the main engines have been installed in Shuttle Atlantis and payload pre-mate tests are in progress. Shuttle managers have made the decision to remove engine No.3 and replace the main fuel valve after receiving a report yesterday that a main fuel valve sealing surface may be flawed. Some 500 pounds of fuel onboard the Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) will be drained this weekend in preparation for removing the pods to inspect attach point No. 5 and make repairs, if necessary. The work is not expected to impact the launch schedule. |
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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) |
| De-servicing operations continue with Shuttle Endeavour in the OPF. OMS pod verification is complete and the heat shields will be removed today, with removal of the main engines scheduled for next Monday. |
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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 later this month. |
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