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MISSION:
STS-109
-- HST
Servicing Mission 3B |
| Vehicle |
Columbia/OV-102 |
| KSC Launch
Date/Time |
March 1, 2002 at
6:22 a.m. EST |
| Target KSC Landing
Date/Time |
March 12, 2002 at
4:35 a.m. EST |
| Mission Duration |
11 days |
| Crew |
Altman, Carey,
Grunsfeld, Currie, Newman, Linnehan, Massimino |
| Orbital Insertion
Altitude/ Inclination |
308
nautical miles/28.5 degrees |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (previous
notes) |
| Shuttle Columbia is on orbit completing Flight Day 7 of the STS-109 Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. Freon loop No. 1 remains stable and all other systems onboard are performing normally. Astronauts Jim Newman and Mike Massimino successfully completed the fourth spacewalk of the mission in 7½ hours today, replacing the telescope's original Faint Object Camera with the Advanced Camera for Surveys. |
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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/Inclination |
122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (previous notes) |
| Shuttle Atlantis rolled over to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) yesterday, and space vehicle mate with the Solid Rocket Boosters and External Tank is in progress. Atlantis remains on schedule for the launch of the STS-110 mission to the International Space Station on April 4. The Shuttle Interface Test, verifying the integrity of the complete space vehicle, will be conducted this weekend in preparation for rollout to the launch pad. |
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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/Inclination |
122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (previous
notes) |
| Prelaunch preparations continue to run smoothly with Shuttle Endeavour in the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF), preparing for the STS-111 mission in May. Main Propulsion system leak checks and remote manipulator system verification are complete. Water spray boiler testing is in progress and preparations are under way for hydraulic and subsystem checks tomorrow. The seven STS-111 crewmembers will be here at KSC to participate in the Crew Equipment and Interface Test this weekend. |
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ORBITER
MAINTENANCE AND MODIFICATION PERIOD |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (previous
notes) |
| Discovery is in the OPF 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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