09.28.07
George Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
george.h.diller@nasa.gov
STATUS REPORT: S-092807
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-120 - 23rd International Space Station Flight - U.S. Node
2 (Harmony)
Vehicle: Discovery (OV-103)
Location: Vehicle Assembly Building
Launch Date: Targeted for Oct. 23, 2007
Launch Pad: 39A
Crew: Melroy, Zamka, Parazynski, Wheelock, Wilson, Nespoli and Tani
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
On Sunday, Discovery rolled from Orbiter Processing Facility bay No. 3
to the Vehicle Assembly Building. The orbiter was transferred on
Monday to high bay No. 1, where it was attached to the external fuel
tank on the mobile launch platform. Engineers and technicians spent
the week performing attachment operations, closing out electrical and
mechanical connections on the shuttle stack. The shuttle interface
test is nearing completion. Rollout to Pad 39A is targeted for
Saturday evening, with arrival at the pad early Sunday, Sept. 30.
On Thursday, the STS-120 payload was transported to Launch Pad 39A and
transferred to the payload changeout room on the rotating service
structure.
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 have completed
interface verification on the left orbital maneuvering system pod.
Pyro mates of the orbiter docking system are complete. Technicians
continue checking out the water spray boiler system. Discovery's
three main engines were installed this week. The auxiliary power unit
leak test and functional electrical checkout are finished.
Friday and Saturday, the STS-122 crew will be at Kennedy Space Center
for the crew equipment interface test, during which the astronauts
will review the configuration of equipment in the crew cabin and
payload bay.
In the Vehicle Assembly Building, processing continues on ET-125, the
external fuel tank for the STS-122 mission. Stacking of the solid
rocket boosters began on Thursday, with the transfer of the left aft
booster to the mobile launch platform high bay No. 3.
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, freon coolant loop No. 1
pressurization and leak checks are complete and servicing is under
way. The orbiter's body flap and elevons were repositioned to allow
for inspections. Functional testing of the external tank doors is
finished.
