John F. Kennedy Space Center - Shuttle Status Reports

May 13, 2002


2002 Year at a Glance	Status Reports	April 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
Target KSC Launch Date/Time	May 30, 2002
Launch Period	4 - 8 p.m. EDT
Target KSC Landing Date/Time	June 11, 2002
Mission Duration	11 days
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)

Over the weekend at Pad A, technicians completed inspections of 13 connector savers in the orbiter T-0 umbilicals after initial checks indicated several savers appeared to be loose. Only one of the 13 savers was not locking properly and was replaced. Workers today are inspecting welds on Mobile Launcher Platform 1 to verify the structural integrity of the hydrogen vent line. The Multi-Purpose Logistic Module interface verification test is complete. Payload bay doors are closed and payload closeouts are scheduled to begin today. Preparations for hypergolic loading are in work. The Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test for mission STS-111 is scheduled this week.

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

Vehicle	Columbia/OV-102
Target KSC Launch Date/Time	July 19, 2002
Target KSC Landing Date/Time	August 4, 2002
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)

Processing for Columbia’s STS-107 microgravity research mission continues in the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF). Right-hand Orbital Maneuvering System pod thruster replacements are complete. Payload premate test, Auxiliary Power Unit leak and functional test, and servicing of Freon Loop No. 1 are in work.

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

Vehicle	Atlantis/OV-104
Target KSC Launch Date	August 22, 2002
Target KSC Landing Date/Time	September 1, 2002
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)

In the OPF, processing continues for the schedule launch of Atlantis to the International Space Station this August. Master Events Controller/Pyro Initiator test is complete. Orbital Maneuvering System checkout is in work.

ORBITER MAJOR MODIFICATION PERIOD

Vehicle

Discovery/OV-103

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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