Date: April 28th 2007

04 27 07

Bill Johnson Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468

STATUS REPORT: S-042707

NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT

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Mission: STS-117 - 21st International Space Station Flight (13A) - S3/S4 Truss Segment Solar Arrays Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104) Location: Vehicle Assembly Building Launch Date: Targeted for June 8, 2007 Launch Pad: 39A Crew: Sturckow, Archambault, Reilly, Swanson, Forrester, Olivas and Anderson Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51 6 degrees/122 nautical miles

In high bay No 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building, technicians and engineers continue repairing foam on the hail-damaged STS-117 external fuel tank, ET-124 Spray foam repairs are scheduled to begin Monday Workers have begun disassembling the special scaffolding built for the foam repair work, to allow for the removal next week of Atlantis' three main engines to inspect for flow liner contamination

Mission: STS-118 - 22nd International Space Station Flight (13A 1) - S5 Truss Segment Vehicle: Endeavour (OV-105) Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 Launch Date: Targeted for Aug 9, 2007 Launch Pad: 39A Crew: Kelly, Hobaugh, Williams, Morgan, Mastracchio, and Caldwell Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51 6 degrees/122 nautical miles

All three main engines have been reinstalled after an inspection of the engine flow liners showed no contaminant Engine leak checks are complete Technicians are now in the process of completing the engine interface connections and installing the engine heat shields Nose landing gear door rigging began this week, and preparations are under way for installation of the tunnel adapter, which is located in the midbody between the external airlock and a container used to transport experiments and cargo

ET-117, the external fuel tank to be used for STS-118, is scheduled to be transported from the barge in the turn basin to the Vehicle Assembly Building on April 30 The next day, the tank will be lifted into a checkout cell in high bay No 2 for processing

Mission: STS-120 - 23rd International Space Station Flight (10A) - U S Node 2 Vehicle: Discovery (OV-103) Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3 Launch Date: Targeted for Oct 20, 2007 Launch Pad: 39A Crew: Melroy, Zamka, Parazynski, Wheelock, Wilson, Nespoli and Tani Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51 6 degrees/122 nautical miles

In Orbiter Processing Facility bay No 3, technicians have installed the orbiter's remote manipulator system, also known as the shuttle arm, or RMS Checkout and servicing of water spray boiler No 1 is complete The forward reaction control system was installed this week

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