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November 4, 2002
 
2002 Year at a Glance

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MISSION: STS-113 -- 16th ISS Flight (11A) - P1 Truss Segment
Vehicle Endeavour/OV-105
Target Launch Date November 11, 2002
Target Launch Period 12:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. EST
Target Landing Date November 21, 2002
Mission Duration 11 days
Crew Wetherbee, Lockhart, Lopez-Alegria, Herrington
ISS Crew Up: Bowersox, Budarin, Pettit
ISS Crew Down: Korzun, Whitson, Treschev 
Orbital Insertion Altitude/Inclination 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
 

Shuttle Processing Note  (previous notes)
Preparations for the countdown of the 112th Shuttle mission and launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour from Launch Pad 39-A continue for next week’s launch.  Today the Reaction Control System Pressurization Test is in work and the External Tank Purge is scheduled for tomorrow. Countdown activities will commence later this week. Endeavour is scheduled to launch on Nov. 11 between midnight and 4 a.m. carrying a new crew to the International Space Station and a new truss segment that will enhance future cooling and power systems. The specific launch time will be announced approximately 24 hours prior to liftoff. Landing is scheduled at Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 21.
 

MISSION: STS-107 -- SPACEHAB/FREESTAR Microgravity Research Mission
Vehicle Columbia/OV-102
Target Launch Date January 16, 2003 NET
Target Landing Date February 1, 2003
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)
Columbia continues processing in preparation for its research mission scheduled for no earlier than Jan. 16.  Wheels and tires are installed and payload bay doors are closed for flight. Integrated hydraulic tests are scheduled for Wednesday. The orbiter is undergoing preparations to be mated with the solid rocket boosters and the external tank.
 

MISSION: STS-114 -- 17th ISS Flight (ULF1) - Crew Rotation/
Multi-Purpose Logistics Module 
Vehicle Atlantis/OV-104
Official Launch Date and Time March 1, 2003
Target Landing Date and Time March 12, 2003
Mission Duration 11 days
Crew Collins, Kelly, Noguchi, Robinson
ISS Expedition Crew 7 Malenchenko, Moschenko, Lu
Orbital Insertion Altitude/Inclination 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
 

Shuttle Processing Note  (previous notes)
Post-flight inspections from STS-112 continue in preparation for STS-114, scheduled to launch early next year. Dome mounted heat shield removal is complete and flow liner inspections are in work.  The Forward Reaction Control System will be removed on Wednesday.
 

ORBITER MAJOR MODIFICATION PERIOD
Vehicle Discovery/OV-103
 

Shuttle Processing Note  (previous notes)
Wiring and corrosion inspections are in work.  Also in work is the slot polishing on the flow liners.
 

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