KENNEDY SPACE CENTER         
SHUTTLE and PAYLOAD PROCESSING STATUS_REPORT 
Monday, Aug. 6, 2001 (6:30 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, 19 hours and 39 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: After a thorough engineering evaluation, Shuttle
managers today determined that the hydraulic power unit on Space Shuttle
Discovery's left-hand solid rocket booster is ready for flight with no
additional work required.  

The launch countdown began on time at 5 p.m. today in firing room No. 3.
and preparation at Pad 39A continues on schedule toward the Aug. 9,
STS-105 launch date.  Discovery's aft compartment has been closed out for
flight and Shuttle ordnance installation is complete. Payload interface
verification testing is also complete.

The STS-105 crew and Expedition 3 crew arrived at KSC Sunday at about 1:15
p.m. to begin final preparation for flight.

Upcoming Milestones
Cryogenic loading of Discovery's onboard tanks		Aug. 7 
Flight crew equipment late stow				Aug. 8
Rotating Service Structure moved away from Shuttle	Aug. 8 (9:30 p.m.)
External tank loading					Aug. 9 (8:42 a.m.
							- 11:42 a.m.)
					


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