Date: January 5th 2007

01 05 07

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

STATUS REPORT: S-010507

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: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 Launch Date: No earlier than March 16, 2007 Launch Pad: 39A Crew: Sturckow, Archambault, Reilly, Swanson, Forrester and Olivas Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51 6 degrees/122 nautical miles

Technicians powered down orbiter Atlantis in Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1 prior to the holidays Over the holiday period, thermal protection system waterproofing was completed Final system testing and processing continues in preparation for the vehicle's roll over to the Vehicle Assembly Building, scheduled for Feb 7

The external tank scheduled to fly with Atlantis, designated ET-124, arrived at Kennedy Space Center from the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans prior to the holidays On Dec 28, the barge brought the tank to the turn basin in the Launch Complex 39 area, and the tank was offloaded into the Vehicle Assembly Building The next day, the tank was lifted into the checkout cell for final processing prior to being mated to the solid rocket boosters in high bay 1, scheduled for Jan 19

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: No earlier than June 28, 2007 Launch Pad: 39A Crew: Kelly, Hobaugh, Williams, Morgan, Mastracchio, Caldwell and Anderson Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51 6 degrees/122 nautical miles

Endeavour remains in Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2, and technicians continue preparing the vehicle for its first launch in nearly five years The vehicle has undergone an extensive modification period, including the addition of all of the return-to-flight safety modifications added to both Discovery and Atlantis

The payload bay doors were closed for the holiday period and were reopened on Thursday Technicians continue checkout and servicing of the water spray boiler system Auxiliary power unit and main propulsion system leak and functional testing is complete The Ku-band antenna was deployed Thursday Preparations are under way for left-hand orbiter maneuvering system pod installation, scheduled for Tuesday

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