KENNEDY SPACE CENTER   
SHUTTLE & PAYLOAD PROCESSING STATUS REPORT 
Thursday, Jan. 17, 2002 (1:00 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: Processing operations remain on schedule for the 
launch of the STS-109 Hubble Space Telescope (HST) repair mission on 
Feb. 28. Shuttle Columbia rolled over from its Orbiter Processing Facility 
(OPF) bay to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) yesterday afternoon. The 
Orbiter will be mated to the External Tank (ET)/Solid Rocket Booster stack 
in the VAB high bay today. The monoball interface assembly will be 
connected between the Orbiter and the ET this weekend. The space vehicle 
will be powered up for the Shuttle interface test on Monday. Rollout to the 
launch pad is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 23.

Payload Processing Note: The NICMOS Cryogenic Cooler for Hubble arrived 
today and is being installed on the carrier for flight. Members of the flight 
crew will perform an inspection of the HST flight hardware in the Vertical 
Processing Facility on Jan. 23. The Reaction Wheel Assembly is scheduled 
to be delivered to KSC early next month.

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, the main engines have been installed in 
Shuttle Atlantis and payload pre-mate tests are in progress. Shuttle 
managers have made the decision to remove engine No.3 and replace the 
main fuel valve after receiving a report yesterday that a main fuel valve 
sealing surface may be flawed. Some 500 pounds of fuel onboard the 
Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) will be drained this weekend in 
preparation for removing the pods to inspect attach point No. 5 and make 
repairs, if necessary. The work is not expected to impact the launch 
schedule.

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: De-servicing operations continue with Shuttle 
Endeavour in the OPF. OMS pod verification is complete and the heat shields 
will be removed today, with removal of the main engines scheduled for next 
Monday. 


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 later this month. 

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