MISSION: STS-113 – 16th ISS Flight (11A) – P1 Truss Segment
- VEHICLE: ENDEAVOUR/OV-105
- TARGET LAUNCH DATE: Nov. 11, 2002
- TARGET LAUNCH TIME: 12:00 a.m. – 4: 00 a.m.
- TARGET LANDING DATE: Nov. 21, 2002
- MISSION DURATION: 11 days
- SHUTTLE CREW: Wetherbee, Lockhart, Lopez-Alegria, Herrington
- ISS CREW UP: Bowersox, Budarin, Pettit
- ISS CREW DOWN: Korzun, Whitson, Treschev
- ORBITAL ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Preparations for the countdown of the 112th Shuttle mission and launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour from Launch Pad 39-A continue for next week’s launch. Today the Reaction Control System Pressurization Test is in work and the External Tank Purge is scheduled for tomorrow. Countdown activities will commence later this week. Endeavour is scheduled to launch on Nov. 11 between midnight and 4 a.m. carrying a new crew to the International Space Station and a new truss segment that will enhance future cooling and power systems. The specific launch time will be announced approximately 24 hours prior to liftoff. Landing is scheduled at Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 21.
MISSION STS-107 -SPACEHAB/ FREESTAR MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH MISSION
- VEHICLE – Columbia/OV-102
- TARGET LAUNCH DATE: Jan. 16, 2003 NET
- TARGET LANDING DATE: Feb. 1, 2003
- MISSION DURATION: 16 days
- CREW: Husband, McCool, Anderson, Chawla, Brown, Clark, Ramon
- ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: 150 nautical miles/39 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Columbia continues processing in preparation for its research mission scheduled for no earlier than Jan. 16. Wheels and tires are installed and payload bay doors are closed for flight. Integrated hydraulic tests are scheduled for Wednesday. The orbiter is undergoing preparations to be mated with the solid rocket boosters and the external tank.
MISSION STS-114 — 17TH ISS FLIGHT (UFL1) – CREW ROTATION/MULTI-PURPOSE LOGISTICS MODULE
- VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
- TARGET LAUNCH DATE: March 1, 2003
- TARGET LANDING DATE: March 12, 2003
- MISSION DURATION: 11 days
- SHUTTLE CREW: Collins, Kelly, Nogucki, Robinson
- ISS EXPEDITION CREW 7: Malenchenko, Moschenko, Lu
- ORBITAL ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles, 51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Post-flight inspections from STS-112 continue in preparation for STS-114, scheduled to launch early next year. Dome mounted heat shield removal is complete and flowliner inspections are in work. The Forward Reaction Control System will be removed on Wednesday.
ORBITER MAJOR MODIFICATION PERIOD VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
Shuttle Processing Note: Wiring and corrosion inspections are in work. Also in work is the slot polishing on the flow liners.
