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July 29, 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)
Following inspections of Columbia's Main Propulsion System (MPS) flow liners that identified three cracks on engine No. 2 liquid hydrogen flow liner, mission managers delayed the launch date until a full engineering analysis could be completed. Nominal processing has been finished in preparation for Columbia's research mission and after a decision has been made as to how to resolve the flow liner issues, a launch date will be set.
 

MISSION: STS-112 -- 15th ISS Flight (9A) - BA, ITS S1 
Vehicle Atlantis/OV-104
Target KSC Launch Date TBD
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. Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS)/Reaction Control System (RCS) electrical verification is in work and OMS/RCS flight controls checkout is complete. Multifunction Electronic Display Subsystem (MEDS) checkout is scheduled for this week. Atlantis' payload bay doors were closed last week in preparation for rollover once the flow liner issue is resolved.
 

MISSION: STS-113 -- 16th ISS Flight (11A) - ITS, P1
Vehicle Endeavour/OV-105
KSC Launch Date/Time TBD
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)
Processing continues for Endeavour's launch to the International Space Station and will be scheduled once the flow liner issue is resolved. The Multi-Purpose Logistics Module was removed from the payload bay, as deservicing continues from Endeavour's previous mission. Fuel cell verification is complete. OMS pod checkout and replacement of windows No. 6 and 8 are in work.
 

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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