John F. Kennedy Space Center - Shuttle Status Reports

June 27, 2002


2002 Year at a Glance	Status Reports	May 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-111 -- 14th ISS Flight (UF2) - MPLM

Vehicle	Endeavour/OV-105
KSC Launch Date/Time	June 5, 2002 at 5:22:49 p.m. EDT
EAFB Landing Date/Time	June 19, 2002 at 1:58 p.m. EDT
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)

At Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), Calif., forecasters continue to monitor the weather in preparation for Shuttle Endeavour’s cross-country ferry flight. The orbiter has been mated to NASA’s Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, a modified Boeing 747, and will depart from California enroute to Kennedy Space Center when weather allows.

MISSION: STS-107 -- SPACEHAB/Freestar Microgravity Research Mission

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

After discovering small cracks on the LH2 Main Propulsion System (MPS) flow liners in two Orbiters, program managers decided to move forward with inspections on Columbia before clearing it for flight. As technicians plan for the inspections, preparations for Space Shuttle Main Engine heat shield removal are in work, followed by the removal of the three main engines. Inspections of the flow liners should begin next week.

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

Vehicle	Atlantis/OV-104
Target KSC Launch Date	August 22, 2002 (Under Review)
Target KSC Landing Date/Time	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 and will be scheduled once the flow liner issue is resolved. Preparations for right-hand Orbital Maneuvering System Pod installation are in work.

ORBITER MAJOR MODIFICATION PERIOD

Vehicle

Discovery/OV-103

Shuttle Processing Note (previous notes)

After technicians inspected Discovery for cracks in the MPS flow liners, it was moved yesterday from the Orbiter Processing Facility back to the Vehicle Assembly Building to await 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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