KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
SHUTTLE and PAYLOAD PROCESSING STATUS REPORT 
Monday, July 30, 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. Orbiter aft compartment closeouts are in
work today and continue through Friday.  Shuttle ordnance installation
begins Tuesday. The astronaut spacesuits are being checked out today, and
the flight crew is scheduled to arrive at KSC Sunday afternoon.

Payload Processing Note: The payload bay doors will be closed today for
ordnance operations and reopened on Wednesday. The Shuttle/Payload
integrated vehicle test is scheduled for Thursday. On Sunday, the flight
crew will conduct a brief inspection of the payload bay and then on
Monday, Aug. 6, the doors will be closed for flight. 

Upcoming Milestones
Flight Readiness Review begins -- Aug. 1 (10:30 a.m.)
Flight crew arrival at KSC -- Aug. 5 (12:30 p.m.)
Launch countdown begins -- Aug. 6 (9 p.m.)
External tank loading	 begins-- Aug. 9 (about 8:42 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
 
Processing Note: Technicians are performing a condensate modification on
Endeavour's life support system.  While the vehicle is powered down,
workers are also performing planned modifications on orbiter wiring and
harnesses.


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 

Processing Note: Work continues on Columbia's nose cap in preparation to
install it on the vehicle later this week.  Technicians have completed
S-band antenna testing and are proceeding with Ku-band antenna tests. 

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

Processing Note:  Atlantis' payload bay doors have been opened and payload
removal preparation is in progress. The payload will be removed Tuesday.
Main engine positioning and initial controller tests are complete.  Engine
heat shield removal is in work today.  


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