Date: March 10th 2007

03 09 07

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

STATUS REPORT: S-030907

NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT

Note: NASA's Kennedy Space Center issues Space Shuttle Processing Status Reports periodically and is the source for information regarding processing activities associated with the vehicles and payloads If you are a member of the media and would like further information, visit:
http://www nasa gov/centers/kennedy/news/index html

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

On Sunday, Atlantis rolled from Launch Pad 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building, where employees spent the week positioning platforms around the shuttle to allow for inspections and repairs to hail-damaged areas Inspections of the external tank are expected to be completed next week Some foam sanding has begun in the nose cone area of the tank

Inspections are finished for the solid rocket boosters and nearly complete for the orbiter, with 20 of 28 hail-damaged areas, all on the left side of the vehicle, already repaired

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 more than 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

This week, technicians successfully completed fuel cell No 2 coolant loop reservicing The payload premate testing is under way Checkout and interface verification for the orbital maneuvering system and the forward reaction control system was completed Hydraulic system/flight control system checkout has concluded The thermal barriers of the nose landing gear door are being installed prior to the landing gear functional test

Mission: STS-122 - 24th International Space Station Flight (1E) - Columbus Laboratory Vehicle: Discovery (OV-103) Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3 Launch Date: Targeted for Fall 2007 Launch Pad: TBD Crew: Frick, Poindexter, Walheim, Love, Melvin, Schlegel and Eyharts Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51 6 degrees/122 nautical miles

Processing of Discovery, which returned from the STS-116 mission on Dec 22, continues in Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3

Technicians are busy working on Discovery's electrical system, preparing for the installation of the new Station to Shuttle Power Transfer System modification This system will allow the orbiter and International Space Station to share power, which will enable the orbiter to remain docked for longer periods of time Work is also under way to replace thermal tile around the main landing gear door and the external tank doors with a stronger tile, known as BRI tile Water spray boiler No 1 installation was completed, and main propulsion system flow liner inspections are under way

-end-

To subscribe to the list, send a message to: ksc-subscribe@newsletters nasa gov To remove your address from the list, send a message to: ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters nasa gov

The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription:

You are subscribed to the following list: [list_name]

using the following email: example@example.com

You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL:

http://www aus-city com/cgi-bin/dada/mail cgi/u/[list]/

If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address Some mail readers will wrap a long URL and thus break this automatic unsubscribe mechanism

You may also change your subscription by visiting this list's main screen:

http://www aus-city com/cgi-bin/dada/mail cgi/list/[list]

If you're still having trouble, please contact the list owner at: