Date: January 27th 2007

01 26 07

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

STATUS REPORT: S-012607

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: Targeted for March 15, 2007 Launch Pad: 39A Crew: Sturckow, Archambault, Reilly, Swanson, Forrester and Olivas Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51 6 degrees/122 nautical miles

On Wednesday, the Space Shuttle Program signed a change request moving the STS-117 targeted launch date to March 15, one day earlier than originally planned Final vehicle closeouts are under way in preparation for technicians to move Atlantis to the Vehicle Assembly Building on Feb 7

Technicians completed the flight deck closeout and are working to finish closing out the forward area The final vehicle power down and main landing gear functional test are scheduled for Jan 29 Aft structural leak test preparations began today, and the test will begin early next week On Jan 31, technicians will perform the final weight and center-of-gravity measurements on the vehicle, and the orbiter transporter system will be brought into the bay on Feb 1

Last week, the external tank scheduled to fly with Atlantis, designated ET-124, was moved from the checkout cell in the Vehicle Assembly Building to be mated to the solid rocket boosters in high bay 1 Technicians are completing the final foam application and strut closeouts in preparation for attaching the orbiter on Feb 7

At Pad A, technicians performed a payload canister fit check The canister will be used to transport the payload for the mission, the S3/S4 solar arrays, scheduled to go to the pad on Feb 18

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 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 just over four years The vehicle has undergone an extensive modification period, including the addition of all of the return-to-flight safety upgrades added to both Discovery and Atlantis

Last week, technicians installed Endeavour's three space shuttle main engines On Tuesday, the right-hand orbital maneuvering system pod was moved into the bay Inspections then began in preparation for the pod to be installed on the vehicle, scheduled for early next week Tile installations continue around the nose landing gear door to support the upcoming landing gear functional test

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