Nov. 16, 2007

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

STATUS REPORT: S-111607

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
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Mission: STS-122 - 24th International Space Station Flight - Columbus
Module
Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104)
Location: Launch Pad 39A
Launch Date: Targeted for Dec. 6, 2007
Crew: Frick, Poindexter, Schlegel, Eyharts, Love, Melvin, Walheim
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

On Nov. 10, the STS-122 shuttle stack rolled from the Vehicle Assembly
Building to Launch Pad 39A, where workers are performing closeout
connections and system verification checks. Atlantis' payload,
including the Columbus module, was installed in the orbiter cargo bay
on Sunday. Hypergolic propellant, which powers the maneuvering
systems on both the orbiter and the solid rocket boosters, has been
loaded. The astronauts will arrive on Saturday for the three-day
terminal countdown demonstration test. This is a countdown dress
rehearsal and a training exercise for the flight crew. It will
conclude on Nov. 20 with the astronauts on the flight deck of
Atlantis. They will be participating in the last three hours of the
simulated countdown while working with the launch team located in
Firing Room 4 of the Launch Control Center.


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, Reisman
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

In Orbiter Processing Facility bay No. 2, the three main engines have
been installed on Endeavour and integrated testing with the main
propulsion system begins today. Functional testing of the waste
containment system is complete. Payload pre-mate testing has
finished. The orbiter boom sensor system, which was recently removed
from Discovery, arrived this week in the facility's bay No. 2. The
system has undergone post-flight inspections and thermal blanket
installation, and is being temporarily installed today to allow for
fit checks. This week, technicians began working to bond BRI tiles
around the main landing gear door. The rudder speed brake has been
configured for flight and the orbiter drag chute is installed.


Mission: STS-124 - 26th International Space Station Flight - Kibo
Pressurized Module, Japanese Remote Manipulator System
Vehicle: Discovery (OV-103)
Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3
Launch Date: Targeted for April 24, 2008
Launch Pad: 39A
Crew: Kelly, Ham, Nyberg, Garan, Fossum, Hoshide
Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles

In Orbiter Processing Facility bay No. 3, the
end-of-mission/integrated roll-in operations are complete. The
payload bay doors were opened last weekend and the Ku-band antenna
was deployed. Orbiter power system validations and radiator
inspections have finished. The orbiter boom sensor system was removed
and transferred to bay No. 2 for installation in Endeavour.
Inspections of the reinforced carbon-carbon panels on the wing
leading edges are under way. The external airlock hatch functional
test is complete. Preparations are in progress for offloading
hypergolic fuel. Post-flight inspection of the thermal protection
system is halfway complete.