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Subj: NASA's Space Shuttle Processing Status Report
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To : SPACE@VKNET
Dec. 14, 2007
Candrea Thomas
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov
STATUS REPORT: S-121407
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-122 - 24th International Space Station Flight - Columbus Module
Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104)
Location: Launch Pad 39A
Launch Date: Targeted for Jan. 10, 2008
Crew: Frick, Poindexter, Schlegel, Eyharts, Love, Melvin, Walheim Inclination/
Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles
Shuttle Program managers decided Thursday to target Jan. 10, 2008, to launch
the STS-122 mission.
At Launch Pad 39A, preparations continue for a Dec. 18 tanking test to
troubleshoot the engine cutoff (ECO) sensors. Test wiring has been spliced into
an electrical harness in the aft main engine compartment connected with the ECO
sensor system. The attached wiring leads to the interior of the mobile launcher
platform where the time domain reflectometry (TDR) test equipment will be
located. This wiring is being tested today. On Wednesday in the Vehicle
Assembly Building, the TDR was connected to the external tank to be used for
STS-123.
This allowed a "dry" ambient temperature signature to be identified.
Friday in Kennedy Space Center's cryogenic test bed facility, TDR
instrumentation is being exposed to "wet" super-cold temperatures for
identifying the signature of a cryogenic environment and calibrating the TDR
equipment. Saturday, the TDR will be taken to the launch pad and installed. The
GO2 battery recharge was completed and the GH2 battery recharge is planned for
Friday. Aft Propulsion System and Forward Reaction Control System GHe QD leak
checks and disconnects were completed. Hard window cover installation is
complete.
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, orbiter closeouts for Vehicle
Assembly Building rollover continue. Main landing gear (MLG) brake installation
is scheduled for today. ECL GN2 3-day decay test continues through Saturday.
Final Ku-band self test and cable unwrap is complete. MEDS MDU display
verification is complete and good. R5R vernier thruster flush, thruster drying
and inspection, MLG strut seal remove-and-replace work, potable water servicing
microbial testing, and ECL GN2 servicing and topoff were completed this week.
In high bay No. 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building, booster integration
activities continue. Stacking and joint closeouts are complete. S&A devices are
installed and the LSCs will be installed today.
In high bay No. 2E of the Vehicle Assembly Building, LH2/LO2 disc measurements
are in work and will continue through the weekend.
Preps for external tank mate will resume on Dec. 17 following Friday's external
tank/solid rocket booster mate review. Final payload bay door closure for
Orbiter Processing Facility rollover to the Vehicle Assembly Building is
complete.
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 orbiter PVD door functional test,
fuel cells 1 and 3 functional checkout, and RMS turnaround verification preps
were completed. Port MPMs were moved to the vertical position on Dec. 13. The
MADS data recorder removal, replacement, and retest are scheduled for Friday.
The floor plate, side panels and phenolic panels were installed this week for
aft skirt joint closeout and floor plate installation.
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