Date: February 2nd 2008

Feb 1, 2008

Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468 candrea k thomas@nasa gov

STATUS REPORT: S-020108

NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT

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Mission: STS-122 - 24th International Space Station Flight - Columbus laboratory Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104) Location: Launch Pad 39A Launch Date: Feb 7 Crew: Frick, Poindexter, Schlegel, Eyharts, Love, Melvin, Walheim Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51 6 degrees/122 nautical miles

Launch Pad 39A - Launch countdown preparations continue - Call to stations is scheduled for Feb 4 at 4:30 p m - Payload bay door radiator retract hose issue fix under way - Hose located on starboard aft - X-rays show hose is in good condition and no leaks were detected - Engineers designed tool to guide flex hose back into storage box - Technician performing work tested the method Thursday with success - Payload bay doors scheduled to close using method on Sunday - Orbiter aft closeout was completed Thursday - Leak check was performed at the purge port of fuel cell No 2, where no leaks were detected - Flight crew stow operations were conducted

Mission: STS-123 - 25th International Space Station Flight - Kibo, Dextre Vehicle: Endeavour (OV-105) Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 Launch Date: Targeting March 11 Launch Pad: 39A Crew: Gorie, Johnson, Linnehan, Doi, Behnken, Foreman, Reisman Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51 6 degrees/122 nautical miles

Orbiter Processing Facility Bay No 2 - Final roll preparations and aft closeout for rollover under way - Orbiter/external tank mate planned for Feb 11 - Thermal protection system processing and closeout in process - Aft compartment platforms and inspections continue

Vehicle Assembly Building High Bay No 1 - Engine cutoff sensor system electrical feed-through connector work is in work - External tank is mated with the solid rocket boosters

Mission: STS-124 - 26th International Space Station Flight - Kibo Pressurized Module, Japanese Remote Manipulator System Vehicle: Discovery (OV-103) Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3 Launch Date: Targeting April 24 Launch Pad: 39A Crew: Kelly, Ham, Nyberg, Garan, Fossum, Hoshide, Chamitoff Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51 6 degrees/122 nautical miles

Orbiter Processing Facility Bay No 3 - Two reinforced carbon-carbon panels have been installed for flight and two more are in the process of being installed - Ku-band antenna was deployed Wednesday - Drag chute flight door installation completed Jan 28

Vehicle Assembly Building High Bay No 3 - Solid rocket booster stacking begins Feb 4

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