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

STATUS REPORT: S-081707

NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT

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Mission: STS-118 - 22nd International Space Station Flight - S5 Truss
Segment
Vehicle: Endeavour (OV-105)
Official Launch Date: Aug. 8, 2007
Expected KSC Landing Date: Aug. 22, 2007
Crew: Kelly, Hobaugh, Williams, Morgan, Mastracchio, Caldwell and Drew
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

Today is flight day 10 for STS-118. After extensive engineering
analyses and testing, the Mission Management Team decided Thursday
evening that damaged tile on the underbelly of the orbiter does not
pose a threat to the crew or the vehicle, and no repair will be made.
During the week, the crew conducted three successful spacewalks.
During these excursions outside the International Space Station, crew
members installed the Starboard 5 truss element, removed and replaced
control moment gyroscope 3 on the Z1 truss, relocated several pieces
of hardware outside the station to make way for the arrival of future
station components, and retrieved experiments. On Tuesday, the crew
worked from inside the station, using the robotic arms on the shuttle
and the station to unberth external stowage platform 3 from
Endeavour's payload bay and install it on the P3 truss. On Saturday,
a fourth spacewalk will take place, during which two experiment
containers located outside the station will be retrieved, two
antennae will be installed and several other tasks will be completed.



Mission: STS-120 - 23rd International Space Station Flight - U.S. Node
2
Vehicle: Discovery (OV-103)
Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3
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

In Orbiter Processing Facility bay No. 3 this week, forward, midbody
and aft closeout work continues. The auxiliary power unit tank
pressurization is complete. Freon coolant loop No. 1 and 2 top-off
and sampling is finished. Technicians performed hydraulic operations
to position the shuttle main engines for rollover. Testing of the
orbital maneuvering system flight controls and gimbal system was
successful. Functional testing of the radiators, located on the
payload bay doors, is under way.

Stacking of the STS-120 solid rocket boosters in the Vehicle Assembly
Building is complete and closeout work is under way.


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, work began this week on
modifications to the orbiter's engine cutoff sensor wiring, which
involves rerouting new wires and installing new resistors. Workers
also continued installing new, stronger tiles, known as BRI tiles,
around the main landing gear doors. Installation of the main
propulsion system tanks is under way. Removal of the left-hand
orbital maneuvering system pod to allow for a valve replacement is
scheduled for later today.