John F. Kennedy Space Center Banner NASA Home Page

January 9, 2003
2003 Year at a Glance

Status Reports

 January Status Reports
 
Note

For the latest Shuttle status on the web, visit http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/status/stsstat/current.htm.
For the latest launch or landing weather forecast, visit http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/status/weatstat/forecast.htm.
Visit http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/schedule/schedule.htm for the latest schedule of future Shuttle missions.
 

ORBITER MAJOR MODIFICATION PERIOD
Vehicle Discovery/OV-103
 

Shuttle Processing Note  (previous notes)
An engineering evaluation continues following the discovery of a surface crack found during standard Orbiter Maintenance and Modification (OMM) inspections. The crack, located on a 2.25-inch diameter metal ball, is associated with the Ball Strut Tie Rod Assembly (BSTRA) inside Discovery's 17-inch liquid oxygen line. OMM work continues with Main Propulsion System flow liner polishing and ongoing wire inspections and repairs.
 

MISSION: STS-107 -- SPACEHAB/FREESTAR Microgravity Research Mission
Vehicle Columbia/OV-102
Target Launch Date January 16, 2003
Target Launch Period 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. EST
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)
Prelaunch preparations continue at Pad 39-A for Shuttle Columbia's Jan. 16 launch on the Spacehab microgravity research mission. Orbiter Maneuvering System/Reaction Control System flight pressurization is complete. Orbiter aft closeout is in work, with the doors scheduled to be closed Friday morning. Mission managers are currently meeting for the pre-launch STS-107 Flight Readiness Review. No inspections are planned on Columbia related to the BSTRA ball crack evaluation.
 

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 13, 2003
Mission Duration 12 days
Crew Collins, Kelly, Noguchi, Robinson
ISS Expedition Crew 7 Malenchenko, Kaleri, Lu
Orbital Insertion Altitude/Inclination 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
 

Shuttle Processing Note  (previous notes)
Processing continues for Atlantis' March launch to the International Space Station. Water Spray Boiler checkout, and heat shield and Forward Reaction Control System installation is in work. As part of the analysis under way of the crack found in the BSTRA on Discovery, technicians completed the inspection of Atlantis's lines and did not find any cracks.
 

MISSION: STS-115 -- 18th ISS Flight (12A) -- P3/P4 Solar Arrays
Vehicle Endeavour/OV-105
Target Launch Date May 23, 2003
Target Landing Date June 3, 2003
Mission Duration 10 days
Crew Jett, Ferguson, Tanner, Burbank, MacLean, Stefanyshyn-Piper 
Orbital Insertion Altitude/ Inclination 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
 

Shuttle Processing Note  (previous notes)
Endeavour's deservicing and processing continues for the STS-115 mission to the International Space Station scheduled in May 2003. Removal of all three Space Shuttle Main Engines is complete. Orbiter Maneuvering System pod checkout is in work. Inspections are complete of the 12-inch and 17-inch BSTRAs on Endeavour and no cracks were found.
 

The Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Newsroom offers an electronic subscription service for status reports, news releases and other notices issued from KSC. There are two possible ways to subscribe.  You may send a blank e-mail message to ksc-news_release-subscribe@kscnews.ksc.nasa.gov or follow the instructions on the Web site at http://kscnews.ksc.nasa.gov. The system will confirm the request via e-mail.

 
KSC Home Page Site Search FAQ's Site Survey Customer Forum NASA Centers Privacy Statement Headlines

Page Last Revised

Page & Curator Information

01/09/2003

Curator: Kay Grinter (Kay.Grinter-1@ksc.nasa.gov) -- InDyne, Inc.
Web Development: JBOSC Web Development Team
A Service of the NASA/KSC External Relations and Business Development Directorate
JoAnn H. Morgan, Director