07.06.07
George Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
STATUS REPORT: S-070607
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-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 Aug. 7, 2007
Launch Pad: 39A
Crew: Kelly, Hobaugh, Williams, Morgan, Mastracchio, Caldwell and Drew
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
On Monday morning, Endeavour rolled from Orbiter Processing Facility
bay No. 2 to the Vehicle Assembly Building. On Tuesday, the orbiter
was transferred via crane from the VAB transfer aisle to high bay No.
1 and attached to the external fuel tank/solid rocket booster stack.
Mating and launch processing operations are under way in preparation
for a rollout to Launch Pad 39A, which is currently targeted for no
earlier than July 10.
The STS-118 payload will be transferred to Launch Pad 39A early
Saturday, weather permitting.
Mission: STS-120 - 23rd International Space Station Flight (10A) -
U.S. Node 2
Vehicle: Discovery (OV-103)
Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3
Launch Date: Targeted for Oct. 20, 2007
Launch Pad: 39A
Crew: Melroy, Zamka, Parazynski, Wheelock, Wilson, Nespoli and Tani
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
In Orbiter Processing Facility bay No. 3, aft closeout work continues.
The orbiter boom sensor system, which is the 50-foot robotic arm
extension, was delivered to the bay this week and is being installed
today. Floodlight electronic assemblies No. 1 and 2 were installed
and mated this week. These units control the lights in the payload
bay. Testing of the auxiliary power units is complete, along with
testing of the external tank doors for proper closure and fit.
Mission: STS-122 - 24th International Space Station Flight (1E) -
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
Atlantis returned to Kennedy Space Center from the Dryden Flight
Research Center landing site on Tuesday at 8:24 a.m. aboard the
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, a modified Boeing 747 airplane. The orbiter
was demated from the aircraft and towed to Orbiter Processing
Facility bay 1, arriving just after 5 p.m. on Wednesday following
several weather delays. Operations are under way to remove the tail
cone, which was installed for protection during the ferry flight.
Window inspections are complete and soft covers have been installed.
Workers are inspecting the orbiter's thermal protection system,
including the wing leading edge reinforced carbon-carbon panels, as
well as the chin panel and nose cap.