KENNEDY SPACE CENTER ÊÊ SHUTTLE & PAYLOAD PROCESSING STATUS REPORTÊ Friday, September 27, 2002 (1:00 p.m.) NOTE: Visit http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov /kscpao/schedule/schedule.htm on the KSC Home Page for the latest schedule of future Shuttle missions. For the latest Shuttle status visit http://www-pao.ksc.nas a.gov/kscpao/status/stsstat/current.htm MISSION STS-112 -- 15TH ISS FLIGHT (9A) Ð S1 Truss Segment VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104 TARGET LAUNCH DATE: Oct. 2, 2002 NET TARGET LAUNCH PERIOD: 2 Ð 6 p.m. EDT TARGET LANDING DATE: Oct. 13, 2002 MISSION DURATION: 11 days CREW: Ashby, Melroy, Wolf, Sellers, Magnus, Yurchikhin ORBITAL ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles, 51.6 degrees Shuttle Processing Note: Final preparations for next weekÕs launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station continue on schedule. Launch countdown preparations continue today following the completion of aft compartment closeouts, door installation and confidence checks. Final electrical checks of the External Tank camera are also being conducted today. Mission managers continue to monitor tropical developments though no impacts are expected in the KSC vicinity in the near term and no work is being held up as we proceed on schedule for launch. MISSION: STS-113 Ð 16th ISS Flight (11A) Ð P1 Truss Segment VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105 TARGET LAUNCH DATE: Nov. 10, 2002 NET TARGET LANDING DATE: Nov. 20, 2002 MISSION DURATION: 11 days CREW: Wetherbee, Lockhart, Lopez-Alegria, Herrington; (ISS up) Bowersox, Budarin, Pettit; (ISS down) Korzun, Whitson, Treschev ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees Shuttle Processing Note:Ê Preparations are in work to begin final preparations for the upcoming launch to the International Space Station in November. Orbiter jackdown and center of gravity checks are complete. The orbiter is scheduled to be mated to the transporter later today. MISSION STS-107 ÐSPACEHAB/ FREESTAR MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH MISSION VEHICLE Ð Columbia/OV-102 TARGET LAUNCH DATE: Jan. 16, 2003 NET TARGET LANDING DATE: Feb. 1, 2003 MISSION DURATION: 16 days CREW: Husband, McCool, Anderson, Chawla, Brown, Clark, Ramon ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: 150 nautical miles/39 degrees Shuttle Processing Note:Ê Columbia continues processing in preparation for its research mission scheduled for no earlier than Jan. 16. Orbital maneuvering system pod functional checks are in work. The payload bay doors were closed yesterday and flow liner weld certifications continue. ORBITER MAJOR MODIFICATION PERIOD VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103 Shuttle Processing Note: The Orbiter Major Modification (OMM) period for Discovery is underway with radiator removal and nose landing gear retraction. Wire inspections continue and will be performed throughout the entire vehicle during the OMM. -- end --