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Space Shuttle Processing Status 11 Mar 2002

STATUS REPORT
Date Released: Monday, March 11, 2002
Source: Kennedy Space Center

MISSION: STS-109 - HST Servicing Mission 3B

VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102
KSC LAUNCH DATE: March 1, 2002 at 6:22 a.m. EST
KSC LANDING DATE: March 12, 2002 at 4:32 a.m. EST
MISSION DURATION: 11 days
CREW: Altman, Carey, Grunsfeld, Currie, Newman, Linnehan, Massimino
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 308 nautical miles/28.5 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: The Shuttle Columbia astronauts return to Earth tomorrow morning after completing the highly successful 11-day STS-109 Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. Columbia is scheduled to touch down at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility at 4:32 a.m. EST. The weather forecast for landing is favorable with a scattered cloud cover and the possibility of isolated showers offshore. A second landing opportunity occurs at 6:13 a.m. EST.

MISSION: STS-110 - 13th ISS Flight (8A) - ITS S0 TRUSS AND MOBILE TRANSPORTER

VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE: April 4, 2002
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE: April 15, 2002
MISSION DURATION: 11 days
CREW: Bloomfield, Frick, Ross, Smith, Ochoa, Morin, Walheim
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: Shuttle Atlantis is in the Vehicle Assembly Building undergoing final preparations for rollout to the launch pad for the April 4 flight of STS-110 to the International Space Station. Space vehicle mate and the Shuttle Interface Test were completed over the weekend.

MISSION: STS-111 - 14th ISS Flight (UF2) - MPLM

VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
TARGET LAUNCH DATE: May 6, 2002
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE: May 17, 2002
CREW: Cockrell, Lockhart, Chang-Diaz, Perrin; (ISS up) Korzun, Whitson, Treschev; (ISS down) Onufrienko, Bursch, Walz
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: Pre-flight operations for Shuttle Endeavour remain on schedule in the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) for the STS-111 launch to the ISS in May. A major milestone was completed over the weekend when the STS-111 astronauts participated in the Crew Equipment and Interface Test. Work in progress includes potable water servicing and Integrated Hydraulic/Flight Control testing.

ORBITER MAJOR MODIFICATION PERIOD
VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103

Shuttle Processing Note: Discovery is in the OPF awaiting the start of its Orbiter Major Modification (OMM) period that is scheduled to begin at the Kennedy Space Center late this summer.

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