KENNEDY SPACE CENTER         
SHUTTLE and PAYLOAD PROCESSING STATUS REPORT 
Thursday, July 26, 2001 (1:30 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-105  - 11th ISS Flight (7A.1) - Leonardo MPLM 
VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
LOCATION: Launch Pad 39A
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: August 9, 2001 at 5:38 p.m. EDT
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: August 21, 2001 at about 1:17 p.m.
MISSION DURATION: 11 days, 20 hours and 25 minutes  
CREW: Horowitz, Sturckow, Barry, Forrester; (ISS up) Culbertson, Dezhurov,
Turin; (ISS down) Usachev, Voss, Helms, 
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6
degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: Processing of Space Shuttle Discovery continues
on schedule at Launch Pad 39A.  Multiplexer-demultiplexer testing is
complete and tomorrow the orbiter midbody umbilical unit will be mated to
the vehicle and undergo routine leak checks. One of Discovery's master
events controllers will be replaced and retested on Saturday. The Rotating
Service Structure is being positioned today for payload operations. The
Flight Readiness Review is scheduled to occur Aug. 1.  

Payload Processing Note: The Leonardo MPLM arrived at the pad July 25 and
has been installed in the payload changeout room.  Discovery's payload bay
doors are being opened today and the MPLM is slated for installation into
the payload bay tomorrow morning. The standard payload interface
verification test is slated for Aug. 2, and final payload bay door closure
occurs Aug. 6. 

Upcoming Milestones
Flight Readiness Review begins Aug. 1 (10:30 a.m.)
Launch countdown begins Aug. 6 (9 p.m.)
External tank loading Aug. 9 (8:42 a.m. - 11:42 a.m.)

MISSION: STS-108 - 12th ISS Flight (UF1) - MPLM
VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Nov. 29, 2001 at 7:23 p.m. EST
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Dec. 9, 2001
MISSION DURATION: 10 days 
CREW: Gorie, Kelly, Godwin, Tani; (ISS up) Onufrienko, Bursch, Walz; (ISS
down) Culbertson, Dezhurov, Tyurin
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6
degrees
 
Shuttle Processing Note: Technicians have replaced the thermostat inside
Endeavour's left-hand orbital maneuvering system pod.  While Endeavour is
powered down, workers are also performing planned modifications on orbiter
wiring and harnesses.   

Payload Processing Note: The Lightweight MPESS Carrier (LMC) arrived at
KSC yesterday. Rack installation into MPLM in now underway.


MISSION: STS-109 - HST Servicing  Mission 3B
VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102
LOCATION: OPF bay 3 
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Jan. 17, 2002 at 2:40 p.m. EST
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME:  Jan. 28, 2002
MISSION DURATION: TBD 
CREW: Altman, Carey, Grunsfeld, Currie, Newman, Linnehan, Massimino 
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 308 nautical miles/28.5
degrees 

Shuttle Processing Note: Work continues on Columbia's nose cap.
Technicians are also checking out Columbia's Ku-band system and performing
leak and functional tests on the orbiter's main propulsion system.

MISSION: STS-110  -  13th  ISS Flight (8A) - ITS, SO, MT  
VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2
KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Feb. 28, 2002
KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: March 9, 2002  
MISSION DURATION: 9 days 
CREW: Bloomfield, Frick, Ross, Smith, Ochoa, Morin, Walheim 
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6
degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: Orbiter Atlantis has been jacked and leveled in
OPF bay 2. Preliminary inspections revealed 110 debris hits to the
orbiter's thermal protection system. Twenty-six hits measured 1-inch or
larger. The landing gear tires are in good post-flight condition.

Main engine drying and draining of the power reactant storage system is in
work today.  Payload bay door opening is expected later today and payload
removal occurs Tuesday.


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