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MISSION:
STS-107
-- SPACEHAB/FREESTAR
Microgravity Research Mission |
| Vehicle |
Columbia/OV-102 |
| Target Launch Date |
January 16, 2003 |
| Target Landing Date |
February 1, 2003 |
| Mission Duration |
16 days |
| Crew |
Husband, McCool,
Anderson, Chawla, Brown, Clark, Ramon |
| Orbital Insertion
Altitude/ Inclination |
150
nautical miles/39 degrees |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (previous
notes) |
| This
morning at 7:30 a.m., Shuttle Columbia began its 3.4-mile roll out
to Pad 39A in preparation for its launch scheduled for Jan. 16 on
the Spacehab microgravity research mission. After the Shuttle
reaches the pad, the Rotating Service Structure will be extended
around Columbia to protect against any possible damage from
approaching storms. Tomorrow morning, the RSS will be retracted in
order to perform an Auxiliary Power Unit hot fire.
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MISSION:
STS-114
-- 17th
ISS Flight (ULF1) - Crew Rotation/
Multi-Purpose Logistics Module |
| Vehicle |
Atlantis/OV-104 |
| Official Launch Date
and Time |
March 1, 2003 |
| Target Landing Date
and Time |
March 13, 2003 |
| Mission Duration |
12 days |
| Crew |
Collins, Kelly,
Noguchi, Robinson |
| ISS Expedition Crew
7 |
Malenchenko, Kaleri, Lu |
| Orbital Insertion Altitude/Inclination |
122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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Shuttle
Processing Note
(previous notes) |
| Atlantis
continues to be processed for its March launch to the International Space
Station. Preparations for Space Shuttle Main Engine installation are in
work, with installation scheduled to begin tomorrow. Auxiliary Power Unit
leak and functional tests are complete.
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MISSION:
STS-115
-- 18th
ISS Flight (12A) -- P3/P4 Solar Arrays |
| Vehicle |
Endeavour/OV-105 |
| Target Launch Date |
Ma 23, 2003 |
| Target Landing Date |
June 3, 2003 |
| Mission Duration |
10 days |
| Crew |
Jett, Ferguson,
Tanner, Burbank, MacLean, Stefanyshyn-Piper |
| Orbital Insertion
Altitude/ Inclination |
122
nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (previous
notes) |
| Following
Endeavour’s landing on Saturday, the orbiter was towed into a
processing facility to begin its deservicing for the STS-115
mission to the International Space Station scheduled in May 2003.
Initial inspections of the orbiter show nominal damage of both the
Thermal Protection System tiles and the tires. Endeavour sustained
64 hits to the tiles, with 13 hits being greater than one inch.
Payload Bay Doors will be opened
tomorrow and heat shield removal is scheduled for later this week. |
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ORBITER
MAJOR MODIFICATION PERIOD |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (previous
notes) |
| The
Orbiter Major Modification (OMM) period for Discovery continues
with Payload Bay Door structural inspections and a radiator
isolation modification. Wire inspections and repairs are ongoing. |
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