KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
SHUTTLE & PAYLOAD PROCESSING STATUS REPORT 
Thursday, Jan. 10, 2002 (3:30 p.m.)

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 on the KSC Home Page for the latest schedule of future Shuttle missions.  

MISSION: STS-109 - HST Servicing  Mission 3B

VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE: Feb. 28, 2002  
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE:  March 11, 2002
MISSION DURATION: 11 days 
CREW: Altman, Carey, Grunsfeld, Currie, Newman, Linnehan, Massimino 
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 308 nautical miles/28.5 degrees 

Shuttle Processing Note: Shuttle managers made the decision today to reschedule the launch of the STS-109 mission to Thursday, Feb. 28 to allow more preparation time for a replacement Reaction Wheel Assembly that will be installed on the Hubble Space Telescope. In the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF), forward and aft closeout operations of Shuttle Columbia are in progress in preparation for roll out to the Vehicle Assembly Building for space vehicle mate next week.


MISSION: STS-110  - 13th  ISS Flight (8A) - ITS SO TRUSS AND MOBILE TRANSPORTER

VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
    TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE: NET April 4, 2002 
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE: April 15, 2002  
MISSION DURATION: 11 days 
CREW: Bloomfield, Frick, Ross, Smith, Ochoa, Morin, Walheim 
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: In the OPF, work is underway to on Shuttle Atlantis to remove the left hand Orbiting Maneuvering System (OMS) pod tomorrow to inspect the fittings of attach point No. 5 and make repairs, if necessary. The Shuttle main engines are scheduled to be installed on Monday.

MISSION: STS-111 - 14th ISS flight (UF2) - MPLM

VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
TARGET LAUNCH DATE: May 2, 2002
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE:  May 13, 2002
CREW: Cockrell, Lockhart, Chang-Diaz, Perrin; (ISS up) Korzun, Whitson, Treschev; (ISS down) Onufrienko, Bursch, Walz
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: Post-flight servicing continues with Shuttle Endeavour in its OPF bay. The vehicle's Forward Reaction Control System (FRCS) will be removed late tomorrow to repair a forward firing thruster that failed off during the recently completed STS-108 mission. OMS pod checkouts are in progress.


STRUCTURAL INSPECTION & MODIFICATION PERIOD
 
VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103

Shuttle Processing Note:  Orbiter Discovery is in temporary storage in a high bay of the Vehicle Assembly Building awaiting a decision by Shuttle managers on the content, schedule and location for the structural inspection and modification down period. Discovery is scheduled to return to the OPF in mid-January.

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