Date: October 6th 2007

10 05 07

George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468 george h diller@nasa gov

STATUS REPORT: S-100507

NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT

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Mission: STS-120 - 23rd International Space Station Flight - U S Node 2 (Harmony) Vehicle: Discovery (OV-103) Location: Launch Pad 39A Launch Date: Targeted for Oct 23, 2007 Crew: Melroy, Zamka, Parazynski, Wheelock, Wilson, Nespoli and Tani Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51 6 degrees/122 nautical miles

On Sunday, STS-120 was transported via the crawler transporter to Launch Pad 39A The rotating service structure, which protects and provides access to the orbiter at the pad, was rolled into position on Monday During the week, workers performed shuttle interface testing, orbiter/external tank leak checks and launch pad validations The payload was installed in the orbiter on Thursday, and the sensor packs were installed on the orbiter boom sensor system

Loading of hypergolic propellants aboard Discovery is scheduled for this weekend Next week, the terminal countdown demonstration test is scheduled with the STS-120 astronauts and the launch team This routine series of events includes emergency training procedures and a launch countdown dress rehearsal

After the hail monitoring system at the pad showed possible hail in the predawn hours of Wednesday, engineers fully inspected the space shuttle but found no damage There were no radar indications of hail, though wind-driven rain may have been possible The calibration of the hail monitoring system sensors and associated instrumentation is being assessed

Mission: STS-122 - 24th International Space Station Flight - Columbus Module Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104) Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 1 Launch Date: Targeted for Dec 6, 2007 Launch Pad: 39A Crew: Frick, Poindexter, Schlegel, Eyharts, Love, Melvin and Walheim Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51 6 degrees/122 nautical miles

In Orbiter Processing Facility Bay No 1, workers are installing the main engine heat shields Engine integrated testing and mate operations are complete Technicians have also completed checkout of the water spray boiler system Functional checkout of the external tank doors is finished Midbody closeout and inspection work continues, with final payload bay door closure scheduled for next week

In the Vehicle Assembly Building, processing continues on ET-125, the external fuel tank for the STS-122 mission, including repairs to the liquid oxygen feedline support bracket foam In high bay No 3, stacking of the solid rocket boosters is under way The right forward center booster segment was lifted into the high bay Thursday, and the left forward center segment will be transferred to the assembly building and lifted to the stack today and Saturday

Mission: STS-123 - 25th International Space Station Flight - Kibo, Dextre Vehicle: Endeavour (OV-105) Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 Launch Date: Targeted for Feb 14, 2008 Launch Pad: 39A Crew: Gorie, Johnson, Linnehan, Doi, Behnken, Foreman and Reisman Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51 6 degrees/122 nautical miles

In Orbiter Processing Facility bay No 2, servicing of Freon coolant loop No 1 is complete Windows No 3 and 4 were removed and replaced Technicians continue inspecting the main propulsion system flow liners, feedlines and gimbal joints The fuel cell single-cell voltage test is finished Preparations for installation of BRI tile around the main landing gear doors are under way The BRI tile is a stronger tile designed for critical areas on the orbiter Work is in progress to configure Endeavour's payload bay for the STS-123 hardware

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