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MISSION:
STS-112
-- 15th
ISS Flight (9A), ITS S1 |
| Vehicle |
Atlantis/OV-104 |
| Target Launch Date |
October 2, 2002
NET |
| Target Launch
Period |
2 - 6 p.m. EDT |
| Target Landing Date |
October 13, 2002 |
| Mission Duration |
11 days |
| Crew |
Ashby, Melroy, Wolf,
Sellers, Magnus, Yurchikhin |
| Orbital Insertion Altitude/Inclination |
122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (previous notes) |
After being installed on the Orbiter Transporter, Atlantis’ was moved yesterday morning to be stacked with the Solid Rocket Boosters and External Tank in preparation for its launch to the International Space Station. After technicians noted a concern in the mid-body regarding movement of the Manipulator Positioning Mechanism that is attached to the Remote Manipulator System in the payload bay, engineers began reviewing information to determine a resolution and if additional work will be necessary. Potential work required can be performed while the vehicle is at the pad.
Technicians have removed and replaced all of the 32 bearings located in the JEL (jacking, equalization and leveling) cylinders and reinstalled the 16 cylinders on Crawler Transporter No. 2. Yesterday, the Crawler was moved to the east refurbishment site and retests with the Mobile Launcher Platform are scheduled to begin today and continue through tomorrow.
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MISSION:
STS-113 --
16th ISS
Flight (11A) - ITS, P1 |
| Vehicle |
Endeavour/OV-105 |
| Target Launch Date |
November 2, 2002
NET |
| Target Landing Date |
November 13, 2002 |
| Mission Duration |
11 days |
| Crew |
Wetherbee, Lockhart,
Lopez-Alegria,
Herrington; (ISS up) Bowersox, Budarin, Pettit; (ISS down) Korzun,
Whitson, Treschev |
| Orbital Insertion Altitude/Inclination |
122
nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (previous
notes) |
| Endeavour’s aft closeouts are continuing in preparation for its upcoming launch to the International Space Station. The Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) is scheduled for this weekend. |
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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 |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (previous
notes) |
| Nominal processing has been completed in preparation for Columbia’s research mission now scheduled for no earlier than Jan. 16. |
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ORBITER
MAJOR MODIFICATION PERIOD |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (previous
notes) |
| The Orbiter Major Modification (OMM) period for Discovery is
under way with radiator removal and nose landing gear retraction. Wire inspections will be performed throughout the entire vehicle during the OMM and began in the crew compartment this week. |
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