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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
4:32 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) |
| The Shuttle Columbia astronauts return to Earth tomorrow morning after completing the highly successful 11-day STS-109 Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. Columbia is scheduled to touch down at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility at 4:32 a.m. EST. The weather forecast for landing is favorable with a scattered cloud cover and the possibility of isolated showers offshore. A second landing opportunity occurs at 6:13 a.m. EST. |
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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 is in the Vehicle Assembly Building undergoing final preparations for rollout to the launch pad for the April 4 flight of STS-110 to the International Space Station. Space vehicle mate and the Shuttle Interface Test were completed over the weekend. |
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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) |
| Preflight operations for Shuttle Endeavour remain on schedule in the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) for the STS-111 launch to the ISS in May. A major milestone was completed over the weekend when the STS-111 astronauts participated in the Crew Equipment and Interface Test. Work in progress includes potable water servicing and Integrated Hydraulic/Flight Control testing. |
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ORBITER
MAJOR 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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