Date: November 18th 2006

11 17 06

Jessica Rye Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468

STATUS REPORT: S-111706

NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT

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Mission: STS-116 - 20th International Space Station Flight (12A 1) - P5 Truss Segment Vehicle: Discovery (OV-103) Location: Launch Pad 39B Launch Date: No earlier than Dec 7, 2006 Launch Pad: 39B Crew: Polansky, Oefelein, Curbeam, Higginbotham, Patrick, Fuglesang and Williams Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51 6 degrees/122 nautical miles

Following Space Shuttle Discovery's arrival at Launch Pad 39B on Nov 9, technicians began final preparations for the STS-116 launch to the International Space Station set for no earlier than Dec 7 At the pad, the payload was installed into the payload bay on Nov 11, and the payload/orbiter interface test was completed this week On Thursday, the remote manipulator system and orbiter boom sensor system were stowed and the payload bay doors were closed for flight late that night

This week, the seven-member crew of STS-116 took part in the terminal countdown demonstration test activities at Kennedy Space Center The astronauts arrived on Monday and returned to Johnson Space Center in Houston on Thursday afternoon On Tuesday and Wednesday, the crew practiced driving in the M113 armored personnel carrier, and participated in fire suppression training and flight crew equipment fit checks The crew also had the opportunity to go to the pad for the emergency egress and payload bay "walkdowns " On Thursday, the astronauts donned their launch and entry suits and entered the vehicle for a simulated countdown

Today, technicians are beginning preparations for the prelaunch propellant servicing scheduled to begin this weekend This process includes loading the fuel (monomethyl hydrazine) and oxidizer (nitrogen tetroxide) into the orbiter maneuvering system and the forward reaction control system It also includes the loading of hydrazine in the auxiliary power units on the orbiter and the solid rocket boosters

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