John F. Kennedy Space Center - Shuttle Status Reports

July 8, 2002


2002 Year at a Glance	Status Reports	June Status Reports

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-107 -- SPACEHAB/Freestar Microgravity Research Mission

Vehicle	Columbia/OV-102
Target KSC Launch Date/Time	TBD
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)

Inspections of Columbia’s Main Propulsion System (MPS) liquid oxygen and hydrogen flow liners are complete. Due to the magnetic property of the stainless flow liners on Columbia, ultrasonic testing proved to be a more effective means than eddy current to determine if cracks were present. Using ultrasound, technicians identified three cracks on engine two liquid hydrogen flow liner. No further decisions are expected until teams are able to inspect Endeavour late this week.

MISSION: STS-112 -- 15th ISS Flight (9A) - BA, ITS S1

Vehicle	Atlantis/OV-104
Target KSC Launch Date	August 22, 2002 (under review)
Mission Duration	10 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 and will be scheduled once the flow liner issue is resolved. Right-hand Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) Pod checkout is in work. Preparations for integrated hydraulic and flight control checkout are scheduled this week.

MISSION: STS-113 -- 16th ISS Flight (11A) - ITS, P1

Vehicle	Endeavour/OV-105
KSC Launch Date/Time	October 6, 2002 (under review)
Crew	Wetherby, Loria, Lopez-Alergria, Herrington; (ISS up) Bowersox, Budarin, Thomas; (ISS down) Korzun, Whitson, Treschev
Orbital Insertion Altitude/Inclination	122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note (previous notes)

Shuttle Endeavour continues deservicing and processing for its next mission to the International Space Station. Heat shield removal is complete and preparations for removal of the Space Shuttle Main Engines are in work. Following engine removal, inspections will begin on the MPS flow liners to determine if similar cracks are evident to the ones found on the other three orbiters. Inspections are scheduled to be complete late this week.

ORBITER MAJOR MODIFICATION PERIOD

Vehicle

Discovery/OV-103

Shuttle Processing Note (previous notes)

Discovery is in the Vehicle Assembly Building 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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