Shuttle Status Report

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Mon Jan 27, 2003 6:02 pm

Well here is the latest shuttle status report. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
SHUTTLE & PAYLOAD PROCESSING STATUS REPORT
Monday, Jan. 27, 2003 (10 a.m.)

For the latest Shuttle status on the web visit <http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/stat ... urrent.htm>.
For the latest weather forecast visit <http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/stat ... recast.htm>.
Visit <http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/sche ... hedule.htm> for the latest schedule of future Shuttle missions. KSC press releases can be found at <http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/release/release.htm>.
The KSC home page can be found at <http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/>.

MISSION STS-107 -SPACEHAB/ FREESTAR MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH MISSION

VEHICLE - Columbia/OV-102
LAUNCH DATE: Jan. 16, 2003
OFFICIAL LAUNCH TIME: 10:39 a.m. EST
TARGET LANDING DATE: Feb. 1, 2003 at 9:17 a.m. EST
MISSION DURATION: 16 days
CREW: Husband, McCool, Anderson, Chawla, Brown, Clark, Ramon
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: 150 nautical miles/39 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: On orbit, Shuttle Columbia continues to perform well on its SPACEHAB microgravity research mission. Columbia's astronauts completed an experiment studying the activity of bone cells in microgravity and began final tests with a technology demonstration designed to investigate the behavior of capillary-pumped loops in space The 16-day international science mission is scheduled to land on Feb. 1 at 9:17 a.m. at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility.

MISSION STS-114 -- 17TH ISS FLIGHT (ULF1) - CREW ROTATION/MULTI-PURPOSE LOGISTICS MODULE

VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
TARGET LAUNCH DATE: March 1, 2003
TARGET LANDING DATE: March 13, 2003
MISSION DURATION: 12 days
SHUTTLE CREW: Collins, Kelly, Noguchi, Robinson
ISS EXPEDITION CREW 7: Malenchenko, Kaleri, Lu
ORBITAL ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles, 51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: Technicians have completed all processing and closeouts in preparation for Atlantis launch to the International Space Station in March. The Orbiter will be weighed today in preparation for mating to the Orbiter Transporter System on Tuesday.

MISSION STS-115 -- 18th ISS FLIGHT (12A) ? P3/P4 SOLAR ARRAYS

VEHICLE - Endeavour/OV-105
TARGET LAUNCH DATE: May 23, 2003
TARGET LANDING DATE: June 3, 2003
MISSION DURATION: 10 days
CREW: Jett, Ferguson, Tanner, Burbank, MacLean, Stefanyshyn-Piper
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: Processing continues for Endeavour's STS-115 launch to the International Space Station in May. The left Orbiter Maneuvering System pod has been removed. Replacement of window No. 11 is in work. Installation of the Endeavour's Auxiliary Power Units is in work.

ORBITER MAJOR MODIFICATION PERIOD

VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103

Shuttle Processing Note: The Orbiter Major Modification (OMM) period for Discovery continues with Avionics Bay 3A structures modifications, and Avionics Bay 1 and 2 integrated wiring modifications. Multi-Purpose Logistics Module dedicated heat exchanger and radiator isolation modifications are in work. Wire inspections and repairs are ongoing.

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Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Thu Jan 30, 2003 6:02 pm

Well guys its time for another shuttle status report. You will find the main report below and another one will becoming that has the shuttle landing forecast for saturday.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
SHUTTLE & PAYLOAD PROCESSING STATUS REPORT
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003 (10 a.m. EST)

For the latest Shuttle status on the web visit <http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/stat ... urrent.htm>.
For the latest weather forecast visit <http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/stat ... recast.htm>.
Visit <http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/sche ... hedule.htm> for the latest schedule of future Shuttle missions. KSC press releases can be found at <http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/release/release.htm>.
The KSC home page can be found at <http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/>.

MISSION STS-107 -SPACEHAB/ FREESTAR MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH MISSION

VEHICLE - Columbia/OV-102
LAUNCH DATE: Jan. 16, 2003
OFFICIAL LAUNCH TIME: 10:39 a.m. EST
TARGET LANDING DATE: Feb. 1, 2003 at 9:16 a.m. EST
MISSION DURATION: 16 days
CREW: Husband, McCool, Anderson, Chawla, Brown, Clark, Ramon
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: 150 nautical miles/39 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: Shuttle Columbia continues to perform well on its SPACEHAB microgravity research mission. On the medical research front, work with the bone and prostate cancer studies continued in the Bioreactor Demonstration System, and crewmembers participated in experiments for the Physiology and Biochemistry suite. The 16-day international science mission is scheduled to land on Feb. 1 at about 9:16 a.m. at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. Early weather forecast indicate favorable conditions for a landing on Saturday.

MISSION STS-114 -- 17TH ISS FLIGHT (ULF1) - CREW ROTATION/MULTI-PURPOSE LOGISTICS MODULE

VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
TARGET LAUNCH DATE: March 1, 2003
TARGET LANDING DATE: March 13, 2003
MISSION DURATION: 12 days
SHUTTLE CREW: Collins, Kelly, Noguchi, Robinson
ISS EXPEDITION CREW 7: Malenchenko, Kaleri, Lu
ORBITAL ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles, 51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: Orbiter Atlantis was mated to the Orbiter Transporter System on Tuesday and was rolled over on Wednesday to be mated to its Solid Rocket Boosters and External Tank in preparation for a launch to the International Space Station on March 1.

MISSION STS-115 -- 18th ISS FLIGHT (12A) ? P3/P4 SOLAR ARRAYS

VEHICLE - Endeavour/OV-105
TARGET LAUNCH DATE: May 23, 2003
TARGET LANDING DATE: June 3, 2003
MISSION DURATION: 10 days
CREW: Jett, Ferguson, Tanner, Burbank, MacLean, Stefanyshyn-Piper
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE AND INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: Processing continues on schedule for the STS-115 launch to the International Space Station scheduled in May 2003. Installation of all three of Endeavour's Auxiliary Power Units is complete and the APU exhaust duct leak checks are in work. Technicians in the processing facility are preparing to remove the right-hand Orbiter Maneuvering System pod.

ORBITER MAJOR MODIFICATION PERIOD

VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103

Shuttle Processing Note: The Orbiter Major Modification (OMM) period for Discovery continues with Avionics Bay 3A structures modifications, and Avionics Bay 1 and 2 integrated wiring modifications. Multi-Purpose Logistics Module dedicated heat exchanger and radiator isolation modifications are in work. Wire inspections and repairs are ongoing.

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Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Thu Jan 30, 2003 6:05 pm

Ok here is the wearher report for the landing of columbia on Saturday.

STS-107 END OF MISSION
LANDING WEATHER FORECAST
SPACEFLIGHT METEOROLOGY GROUP
Forecaster: G. Wayne Baggett

ISSUED: Thursday, January 30, 2003

George H. Diller Rob Navias
NASA Kennedy Space Center NASA Johnson Space Center
321/867-2468 281/483-5111

WEATHER SYNOPSIS: High pressure over on Texas Saturday morning will build eastward across the gulf states creating drying conditions over Florida for Saturday's landing opportunities. On Sunday, winds begin turning to the northeast creating a slight chance of broken cloud ceiling below 5 thousand feet, but generally good weather otherwise. Acceptable weather is expected at KSC for Monday's landing opportunities in the event of two wave-off days.

No weather constraints are expected at Edwards or White Sands on Saturday, but winds will increase at Edwards for the later opportunity Saturday as a cold front mover through Southern California. Sunday and Monday opportunities should have acceptable weather except for strong winds and blowing dust at White Sands on Sunday.

END OF MISSION LANDING WEATHER FORECASTS FOR 2/1/03

Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
Valid 9:16 AM EST / 8:16 AM CST

Clouds: Few 3,500
Scattered 25,000

Visibility: 7 miles

Winds: 300 degrees/6 knots, peak 9 knots

Temperature: 58 degrees

Dew Point: 49 degrees

Relative humidity: 63%

Precipitation: None

Edwards Air Force Base
Valid 10:42 AM EDT / 9:42 AM CST

Clouds: Scattered 25,000

Visibility: 7 miles

Winds: 240 degrees/8 knots, peak 13 knots

Remarks: Wind 260 degrees/12 knots, peak 8 knots for 2nd opportunity

Precipitation: None
WAVE-OFF LANDING WEATHER FORECASTS FOR 2/02/03

Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
Valid 7:39 AM EST / 6:39 AM CST

Clouds: Scattered 3,500

Visibility: 7 miles

Winds: 040 degrees/7 knots, peak 10 knots

Temperature: 65

Dew Point: 60

Relative humidity: 78%

Remarks: Slight Chance of broken clouds at 3,500 feet

Precipitation: None

Edwards Air Force Base
Valid 10:39 EST / 9:39 CST

Clouds: Few 12,000
Few 25,000

Visibility: 7 miles

Winds: 030 degrees/13 knots, peak 23 knots

Precipitation: None

NOAA National Weather Service
Spaceflight Meteorology Group
Johnson Space Center

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Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Fri Jan 31, 2003 11:53 am

Ok here is the latest weather report for landing day.

STS-107 END OF MISSION
LANDING WEATHER FORECAST
SPACEFLIGHT METEOROLOGY GROUP
Forecaster: G. Wayne Baggett

ISSUED: Friday, January 31, 2003

George H. Diller Rob Navias
NASA Kennedy Space Center NASA Johnson Space Center
321/867-2468 281/483-5111

WEATHER SYNOPSIS: High pressure over Texas Saturday morning will push drier over Florida for tomorrow's landing opportunities accompanied by increasing northwesterly winds. By Sunday morning, the high will be centered over Florida creating light northerly winds and only a few, if any clouds. Acceptable weather is expected at KSC for Monday's landing opportunities in the event of two wave-off days.

No weather constraints are expected at Edwards or White Sands on Saturday, but winds will increase at Edwards for the later opportunity as a cold front approaches Southern California. Sunday and Monday opportunities should have acceptable weather except for strong winds and blowing dust at White Sands on Sunday.

END OF MISSION LANDING WEATHER FORECASTS FOR 2/1/03

Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
Valid 9:16 AM EST

Clouds: Scattered 3,500
Scattered 25,000

Visibility: 7 miles

Winds: 300 degrees 10 knots, Peak 15 knots
310 degrees 15 knots, Peak 20 knots 2nd Opportunity
Runway: 33 planned for both opportunities

Temperature: 56 degrees
Dew Point: 48 degrees
Relative humidity: 66%

Precipitation: None

Edwards Air Force Base
Valid 10:42 AM EDT / 9:42 AM CST

Clouds: Scattered 25,000

Visibility: 7 miles

Winds: 230 degrees 8 knots, Peak 13 knots
230 degrees 15 knots, Peak 25 knots 2nd opportunity
Runways: 22/04

Precipitation: None

WAVE-OFF LANDING WEATHER FORECASTS FOR 2/02/03

Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
Valid 7:39 AM EST / 6:39 AM CST

Clouds: Few 3,500

Visibility: 7 miles

Winds: 350 degrees at 4 knots, Peak 6 knots
Runways: 33/15

Temperature: 54 degrees
Dew Point: 44 degrees
Relative humidity: 59%

Precipitation: None

Edwards Air Force Base
Valid 10:39 EST / 9:39 CST

Clouds: Few 12,000
Scattered 25,000

Visibility: 7 miles

Winds: 020 degrees 12 knots, Peak 18 knots
030 degrees 15 knots, Peak 25 knots 2nd Opportunity
Runways: 22/04

Precipitation: None

NOAA National Weather Service
Spaceflight Meteorology Group
Johnson Space Center

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Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Fri Feb 21, 2003 2:09 pm

Well guys i've been debating whether to do this for a while now but the space program must move on and so must we. Although the shuttle isnt flying NASA is still launcing unmanned payloads into space on expendable rockets. I also get status reports for these missions and have decided that until the shuttle returns to flight i will use this space to start posting these reports. You'll find the most recent below.

SPACECRAFT AND EXPENDABLE VEHICLES STATUS REPORT
February 19, 2003

George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center
321/867-2468

MISSION: Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)
LAUNCH VEHICLE: Pegasus XL
LAUNCH PAD: Skid Strip, Canaveral Air Force Station
LAUNCH DATE: March 25, 2003
LAUNCH WINDOW: 6:50 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. EST (Drop time 7:00 a.m.)

The Orbital Sciences L-1011 carrier aircraft with the Pegasus
launch vehicle arrived at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station from Vandenberg
Air Force Base, Calif. at 4:21 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18. It is being
demated from the L-1011 today and transported to the Multipurpose Payload
Processing Facility (MPPF) at Kennedy Space Center early this evening.

Last week at Vandenberg Air Force Base, the Pegasus was mated to
the L-1011 on Friday, Feb. 14 and was followed by a fully successful
Combined Systems Test.

GALEX, built for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory by the Orbital
Sciences Space Systems Group, arrived at the Kennedy Space Center on Sunday,
Feb. 2 and is undergoing prelaunch testing at the MPPF located in the KSC
Industrial Area. The spacecraft completed a solar array lighting test on
Feb. 12, and a deployment test of the arrays was completed on Feb. 13. The
spacecraft functional test and battery reconditioning is scheduled this
week.

The GALEX program management is by NASA's Goddard Space Flight
Center and is part of Goddard's Small Explorer (SMEX) program. Spacecraft
project management is the responsibility of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
and the California Institute of Technology is the lead for mission science.

MISSION: Propulsive Small Expendable Deployer System (ProSEDS)
LAUNCH VEHICLE: Delta II
LAUNCH PAD: Pad 17-A
LAUNCH DATE: March 29, 2003
LAUNCH TIME: 5:00 p.m. EST

The erection of the Boeing Delta II launch vehicle on Pad 17-A was
scheduled to begin Feb. 13. Erection of the nine solid rocket boosters was
scheduled for Feb. 14-18. The second stage is planned for hoisting atop the
first stage on Feb. 19. ProSEDS is flying as a secondary payload on the
Delta II beneath a U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite.

Once the spacecraft arrives on Feb. 27, it will be processed in
the Vertical Processing Facility (VPF) located in the KSC Industrial Area.
On March 17, ProSEDS will be transported to the launch pad and attached to
the Delta II near the top of the second stage. This will be followed by
electrical connections and a spacecraft functional test.

The Propulsive Small Expendable Deployer System - called ProSEDS -
is a tether-based propulsion experiment that draws power from the space
environment around Earth, allowing the transfer of energy from the Earth to
the spacecraft.

Inexpensive and reusable, ProSEDS technology has the potential to
turn orbiting, in-space tethers into "space tugboats" - replacing heavy,
costly, traditional chemical propulsion and enabling a variety of
space-based missions, such as the fuel-free raising and lowering of
satellite orbits.

MISSION: Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF)
LAUNCH VEHICLE: Delta II Heavy
LAUNCH PAD: 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
LAUNCH DATE: April 15, 2003
LAUNCH TIME: 4:34:07 a.m. EDT

The SIRTF spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at Kennedy Space
Center March 6. It will be shipped from the Lockheed Martin plant at
Sunnyvale, Calif.

The erection of the Boeing Delta II launch vehicle on Pad 17-B is
scheduled to begin on Feb. 24. Erection of the nine solid rocket boosters
is scheduled to follow Feb. 25-Mar. 3. The second stage is planned for
hoisting atop the first stage on March 5.

The Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) will obtain images
and spectra by detecting the infrared energy, or heat, radiated by objects
in space between wavelengths of 3 and 180 microns (1 micron is one-millionth
of a meter). Most of this infrared radiation is blocked by the Earth's
atmosphere and cannot be observed from the ground.

Consisting of an 0.85-meter telescope and three cryogenically
cooled science instruments, SIRTF is one of NASA's largest infrared
telescopes to be launched. Its highly sensitive instruments will give us a
unique view of the Universe and allow us to peer into regions of space that
are hidden from optical telescopes on the ground or orbiting telescopes such
as the Hubble Space Telescope. Many areas of space are filled with vast,
dense clouds of gas and dust that block our view. Infrared light can
penetrate these clouds, allowing us to peer into regions of star formation,
the centers of galaxies, and into newly forming planetary systems. Infrared
also brings us information about the cooler objects in space, such as
smaller stars that are too dim to be detected by their visible light, extra
solar planets, and giant molecular clouds. Also, many molecules in space,
including organic molecules, have their unique signatures in the infrared.

MISSION: Mars Exploration Rovers (MER-1/MER-2)
LAUNCH VEHICLES: Delta II/Delta II Heavy
LAUNCH PADS: 17-A/17-B
LAUNCH DATES: May 30/June 25
LAUNCH TIMES: 2:28 p.m./12:34 a.m.

The cruise stage, aeroshell and lander for the MER-2 mission
arrived at the KSC Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) on Monday,
Jan. 27. The identical flight hardware for MER-1 and the first of the two
Mars Exploration rovers will arrive at KSC on Monday, Feb. 24. The second
rover will arrive the second week of March.

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Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Thu Sep 11, 2003 8:36 am

Well i said when the shuttle status reports returned i would begin posting them again. Well unbfortunate;ly this isn't an official NASA status report yet. But it's from space.com and tells what is going on with shuttle proccessing. There is working going on mainly wiring and RCC inspection but other things have also happened. Discovery has now been powered up following its major modification period and Endeavour is in the early stages of its work. You'll find the article from space.com below. It may not be the report we wanted but it shows they are working toward returning to flight.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Even as NASA carefully lays out its plan to return the space shuttle to flight, workers at the Kennedy Space Center are busy with a list of things to do on each of the surviving spaceplanes.

"It's anything but people standing around here looking for work to do," KSC spokesman Mike Rein told SPACE.com.

The next shuttle scheduled for launch is Atlantis.

Although the mission’s exact details have yet to be decided, KSC workers this week have been active in the orbiter's cockpit removing hardware for inspections, checking out the environmental control system in Atlantis' cargo bay and examining the miles of electrical wiring that snakes through the vehicle.

The major effort in the Orbiter Processing Facility hangar centers on Atlantis' wing leading edges and the reinforced carbon-carbon (RCC) panels that shape the front of the wings and are designed to protect the shuttle from the hottest temperatures of re-entry, Rein said.

It was a hole in an RCC panel on Columbia -- created by a chunk of foam that fell from the external tank during launch -- that triggered the series of events that led to the Feb. 1 loss of the shuttle and its crew.

As a result, much of the return to flight attention is on making sure those RCC panels are in good shape after flying all these years. In fact, the Columbia Accident Investigation Board has required the panels be inspected between future flights.

In Atlantis' case, all of the RCC panels were removed and shipped back to their factory for inspections as engineers still are determining the best way to inspect the panels in place on the shuttle wings, yet without damaging the structure.

Three of the panels have since been returned from the vendor, are back up to their original standards and are being re-installed, Rein said.

Nearby, another set of shuttle workers recently had a reason to cheer when they turned on the electrical power to Discovery for the first time in months.

"It was a big milestone," Rein said.

Discovery has been going through an Orbiter Major Modifications (OMM) period, the first one since NASA officials decided to do all OMM work in Florida instead of the shuttle factory at Palmdale, Calif.

In performing an OMM the shuttle was basically gutted so all of its major systems, structures and wiring could be inspected. As the shuttle was put back together, new and improved systems were installed in some areas.

The OMM work began before the Columbia tragedy and continued in the aftermath, giving a team of several hundred workers assigned to Discovery something to focus on and keep the shuttle program moving forward, Rein said, noting that the OMM for this orbiter came in "on budget and on time."

Meanwhile, NASA's newest shuttle -- Endeavour -- is in the early stages of its own OMM here in Florida.

This week workers are removing Endeavour's Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) pods from the tail and trucking them over to a hazardous processing facility. The OMS pods contain the rocket engines a shuttle uses after launch to adjust its orbit, as well as to de-orbit to begin the trip home. A collection of steering thrusters also is contained in the pods.

At the same time, inspections are taking place inside Endeavour's main propulsion system plumbing. Workers are looking for signs of any cracks in the critical piping that carries the supercold liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen from the external tank to feed the three Rocketdyne main engines.

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Fri Feb 27, 2004 3:25 pm

Ok guys after more than a year without any of the official status reports they have returned. KSc is agian releasing official Shuttle Status reports i just recieved this one in my email so i will begin posting them again from now on. So keep an eye out more will come. You will find the first one below.

NASA NEWS
Space Shuttle Processing Status Report

Contact: Jessica Rye Vol. 1 No. 1
(321) 867-2468

Space Shuttle Processing Status Report
Friday, Feb. 27, 2004 (1:30 p.m.)

Note: NASA’s Kennedy Space Center issues Space Shuttle Processing Status Reports each week, and is the source for information regarding processing activities associated with the vehicles and payloads. This report does not necessarily reflect the chronological order of future Space Shuttle missions. If you are a member of the media and would like further information, visit http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao.htm

Discovery (OV-103)

NASA’s Space Flight Leadership Council meeting Feb. 19 and selected Space Shuttle Discovery as the lead vehicle for Return to Flight and moved the launch planning window to March 6 through April 18, 2005. Processing continues for flight and implementation of Columbia Accident Investigation Board recommendations and Return to Flight modifications.

During processing, technicians found minor corrosion on the Rudder Speed Brake, as well as gears installed in reverse direction on one of the four actuators. The four actuators were removed from the vehicle, and will be X-rayed and undergo an engineering evaluation to determine further action.

Atlantis (OV-104)

Technicians in the Space Shuttle processing facility at Kennedy Space Center continue to prepare Atlantis for future missions. All of Atlantis’ Reinforced Carbon-Carbon (RCC) panels were removed, shipped to the vendor for inspection and thermography, and returned to KSC for installation on the vehicle. All 22 left side wing leading edge panels have been re-installed.

Workers now will begin to installing the C-shaped T-seals that fit between each RCC panel. Build-up of the right-hand RCC panels and associated fittings begins next week.

Endeavour (OV-105)

Space Shuttle Endeavour is in its Orbiter Major Modification period, which began in December 2003. Technicians are installing cabling in the forward area of the vehicle in preparation for installation later this year of its new Multifunction Electronic Display System or “glass cockpit.” RCC panels continue to be removed from the vehicle and returned to the vendor for inspection. Of the 44 panels on Endeavour, eight left-hand panels and nine right-hand panels were removed.

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Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Sun Jun 27, 2004 9:04 pm

Well i guess got a Shuttle Statuds report and im going to start poisting them again. I have probably been getting them for a while for some reason i found this one in my spam folder tonight so i guess i need to start checking it.

Contact: Jessica Rye Vol. 1 No. 18
(321) 867-6185

Space Shuttle Processing Status Report

Friday, June 25, 2004 (3:00 p.m.)

Note: NASA’s Kennedy Space Center issues Space Shuttle Processing Status Reports each week, and is the source for information regarding processing activities associated with the vehicles and payloads. This report does not necessarily reflect the chronological order of future Space Shuttle missions. If you are a member of the media and would like further information, visit http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao.htm

Discovery (OV-103)

In the Obiter Processing Facility, Discovery continues its scheduled power-down period for its Return to Flight mission, STS-114, to the International Space Station. The Return to Flight modifications, including the orbiter boom sensor system wiring and preparations for installation of the wing leading edge sensors are progressing on schedule.

The Forward Reaction Control System, which provides the thrust for attitude (rotational) maneuvers (pitch, yaw and roll) and for small velocity changes along the orbiter axis (translation maneuvers), was installed Wednesday.

Atlantis (OV-104)

Technicians are processing Atlantis in the Orbiter Processing Facility in support of its future mission. The four-month power-down period continues so that workers can perform Return to Flight modifications, as well as structural and baseline wire inspections. Following the modification period, Atlantis is scheduled to be powered-up on Oct. 1.

Installation of the left-hand carrier panels, the Thermal Protection System panels that attach the Reinforced Carbon-Carbon panels to the wing leading edge, is underway. On the right-hand side, all of the 22 panels and T-seals, the C-shaped seals that fit between each panel, are assembled and ready for installation.

Endeavour (OV-105)

Space Shuttle Endeavour is in its Orbiter Major Modification period, which began last December. Electrical modifications continue in the crew module. Wire inspections are ongoing in the Environmental Control and Life Support System bay.

Bead blasting of Endeavour's body flap area, right-hand wing leading edge and dome heat shield area continues. Bead blasting is a process using a pressurized pneumatic gun containing silica carbide, plastic pellets or glass beads to remove primer, paint and corrosion from orbiter vehicle surfaces.

Flex hose inspections in the Environmental Control and Life Support System also are underway.

Previous Space Shuttle processing status reports are available on the Internet at:

The Kennedy Space Center Newsroom offers an electronic subscription service for status reports, news releases and other notices issued from KSC. There are two possible ways to subscribe. You may send a blank e-mail message to [email protected] or follow the instructions on the Web site at http://HYPERLINK "http://kscnews.ksc.nasa.gov/" kscnews.ksc.nasa.gov. The system will confirm the request via e-mail.

Benji · Post by **Benji** » Mon Jun 28, 2004 7:52 am

I always read these and I get to the bottom and think "That's it? It seems too short. Hey, they left an orbiter out..."

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 6:23 pm

NASA News
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration

John F. Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899
AC 321 867-2468
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Jessica Rye June 30, 2004
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
(Phone: 321/867-2468)

PHOTO RELEASE: P05-04

INSTALLING ROCKET-POWERED STEERING ON DISCOVERY

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Orbiter Processing Facility watch closely as Orbiter Discovery’s Forward Reaction Control System is lowered into position in the orbiter’s forward fuselage nose area. The system has 14 primary and two vernier engines. It provides the thrust for rotational maneuvers (pitch, yaw and roll) and for small velocity changes along the orbiter axis. Discovery is designated as the Return to Flight vehicle for mission STS-114 and is set to launch no earlier than March 2005.

KSC Photo Number: KSC-04PD-1333

A complete gallery of NASA Kennedy Space Center photos is available at http://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/index.cfm

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Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 1:04 pm

NASA NEWS
Space Shuttle Processing Status Report

Contact: Jessica Rye                                                                   Vol. 1   No. 19
        (321) 867-6185

Space Shuttle Processing Status Report

Friday, July 2, 2004 (1:00 p.m.)

Note: NASA’s Kennedy Space Center issues Space Shuttle Processing Status Reports each week, and is the source for information regarding processing activities associated with the vehicles and payloads. This report does not necessarily reflect the chronological order of future Space Shuttle missions. If you are a member of the media and would like further information, visit http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao.htm

Discovery (OV-103)

Orbiter Discovery’s scheduled power-down period for its Return to Flight mission, STS-114, to the International Space Station is progressing well. The Return to Flight modifications, including the orbiter boom sensor system wiring and preparations for installation of the wing leading edge sensors are almost complete. The External Tank camera wiring harness is installed.

Reinforced Carbon-Carbon panel installation is almost complete on both of the wing leading edges, with two panels remaining to be hung on the left-hand side and three panels remaining to be hung on the right-hand side.

Atlantis (OV-104)

Processing continues on Atlantis in the Orbiter Processing Facility in support of its future mission to the International Space Station. The majority of the external flex hose inspections are complete, and the internal flex hose inspections have begun. Each vehicle has about 300 flex hoses, which are flexible tubing between two fixed ends.

Four left-hand carrier panels have been installed. They are Thermal Protection System panels that attach the RCC panels to the wing leading edge. On the right-hand side, work has begun to install the spar fittings. The RCC panels are mechanically attached to the wing with spar fittings, which are a series of floating joints to reduce stress on the panels when the Shuttles are in flight.

Endeavour (OV-105)

Space Shuttle Endeavour is in its Orbiter Major Modification period, which began last December. Electrical modifications continue in the crew module. Wire inspections are ongoing in the Environmental Control and Life Support System bay.

Both right-hand and left-hand radiators have been installed for flight. Bead blasting of Endeavour's body flap area is complete. Bead blasting is a process using a pressurized pneumatic gun containing silica carbide, plastic pellets or glass beads to remove primer, paint and corrosion from orbiter vehicle surfaces.

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Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Fri Jul 09, 2004 11:02 am

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Space Shuttle Processing Status Report

Contact: Jessica Rye Vol. 1 No. 20
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Space Shuttle Processing Status Report

Friday, July 9, 2004 (10:00 a.m.)

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Discovery (OV-103)

Technicians in the Orbiter Processing Facility continue work on Discovery prior to the vehicle coming out of its scheduled power-down period for its Return to Flight mission, STS-114, to the International Space Station. Following the replacement of the Rudder Speed Brake actuators on Discovery, all four panels are reinstalled. Now workers are rigging the lower panels for a standard optics shoot. This test ensures that the panels are reinstalled properly and will function correctly during the mission.

Dome Heat Shield No. 1 is removed, while DHS No. 2 installation for fit check is complete. The DHS comprises two semi-circle sections of Thermal Protection System tile mounted on an aluminum structure that are installed to make a ring around each of the three Space Shuttle Main Engines.

Atlantis (OV-104)

Atlantis continues to be processed in the Orbiter Processing Facility for its future mission to the International Space Station. The vehicle remains in a scheduled four-month power-down period in which Return to Flight modifications are progressing well.

On the right-hand wing leading edge, 13 spar fittings are installed. The Reinforced Carbon-Carbon panels are mechanically attached to the wing with spar fittings, which are a series of floating joints that reduce stress on the panels when the Shuttles are in flight. Chin panel installation is continuing. The chin panel is the smile-shaped section of RCC that is installed directly below the nose cap to provide a thermal barrier during re-entry.

Endeavour (OV-105)

Space Shuttle Endeavour is in its Orbiter Major Modification period, which began last December. Electrical modifications continue in the crew module. The fit check of the nose cap is scheduled for today. External Tank door and DHS tile bonds continue. Flex hose inspections have begun in the aft of the vehicle.

Right-hand wing leading edge bead blasting is complete. Bead blasting is a process using a pressurized pneumatic gun containing silica carbide, plastic pellets or glass beads to remove primer, paint and corrosion from orbiter vehicle surfaces.

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Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Fri Sep 17, 2004 2:23 pm

NASA NEWS
Space Shuttle Processing Status Report

Contact: Jessica Rye Vol. 1 No. 28

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Space Shuttle Processing Status Report

Friday, Sept. 17, 2004 (2:30 p.m.)

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Orbiters
NASA’s three Space Shuttle orbiters -- Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour – along with the Shuttle launch pads and all of the critical flight hardware for the orbiters and the International Space Station, remained well protected and sustained no damage during Hurricane Frances over Labor Day weekend.

On Monday, workers began the process of taking the orbiters out of a hurricane preparedness status and returning to regular processing activities. Discovery was powered up on Tuesday and the landing gear lowered back down. Since the payload bay doors were closed during hurricane preparations, they will remain that way for technicians to perform an optics check of the Heads Up Display, a standard check performed during processing activities. The display provides visual alignment cues to Space Shuttle commanders and pilots during approach and landing. The payload bay doors are scheduled to open next Tuesday.

Atlantis and Endeavour have also returned to pre-hurricane processing activities, following deconfiguring from storm preparations.

Space Shuttle facilities including the Vehicle Assembly Building, the Thermal Protection System Facility and the Processing Control Center felt the most effect from the hurricane and received significant damage. The KSC Recovery Team continues to perform assessments of the damage and create recovery plans to ensure Space Shuttle facilities are fully operational as quickly and safely as possible.

Processing activities associated with orbiter Thermal Protection System (TPS) tiles are scheduled to begin Monday. Following the move of the second floor TPS blanket area to a hangar at the Shuttle Landing Facility (offered by the Florida Space Authority), TPS blanket production could begin as early as Sept. 27.

Managers at KSC are currently watching Hurricane Jeanne’s track to determine what steps, if any, need to be taken in preparation for the storm. A decision will be made Saturday to determine if the Center will enter Hurricane Condition IV (50 knot winds expected within 72 hours). If Hurricane Condition III (50 knot winds expected within 48 hours) was declared, the orbiters will be prepared once again to ensure their safe ride-out of the storm.

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Drumrollz · Post by **Drumrollz** » Sat Oct 02, 2004 9:43 pm

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20041002_176.html

Joy. Looks like they're gonna just keep on pushing it back. [/url]

spacecampaddict28 · Post by **spacecampaddict28** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 12:03 am

Goodness this thing needs to take off already!

SamM · Post by **SamM** » Tue Oct 05, 2004 4:12 pm

i agree..nasa has been taking it's time..but i do think that they need to fix all possible problems before launching..

Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 5:56 pm

NASA NEWS
Space Shuttle Processing Status Report

Contact: Jessica Rye Vol. 1 No. 30
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Space Shuttle Processing Status Report

Friday, Oct. 8, 2004 (3:00 p.m.)

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Discovery (OV-103)

Processing continues in the Orbiter Processing Facility for Discovery’s Return to Flight mission. Top NASA management met on Oct. 1 and determined the March/April target launch window for Return to Flight is no longer achievable due to the impacts of the hurricane season on numerous Centers. The council directed the Space Shuttle Program to assess how it would meet milestones for the next available launch window, which opens May 14, 2005. The Shuttle program will present its analysis at a late October leadership council meeting.

Throughout the week, significant progress was made on orbiter system testing. Technicians continue to bond the new wing leading edge sensors on the interior of the Reinforced Carbon-Carbon (RCC) panels. Optics tests continue with the alignment of the Manipulator Positioning Mechanisms in preparation for the Remote Manipulator System, or Space Shuttle arm, to be installed.

Atlantis (OV-104)

Atlantis is in a four-month power-down period, and the critical path wiring inspections and Return to Flight electrical modifications continue on schedule. Structural and wire inspections are ongoing throughout the vehicle.

All right-hand radiators have been installed, with work beginning on the left-hand radiators next week. Right-hand spar fittings have all been installed, with the full complement of 22 RCC panels hung on the vehicle. The left-hand wing leading edge is complete, including the T-seals, which are installed between each panel.

Endeavour (OV-105)

Space Shuttle Endeavour is in its Orbiter Major Modification period, which began in December. Electrical modifications continue in the crew module. Three-String Global Positioning System wire routing in the avionics bay and flight deck continues.

Right- and left-hand wing leading edge corrosion cleanup continues. Once the RCC panels and associated fittings were removed, technicians began to bead blast the wing leading edge of Endeavour to ensure there was no corrosion. The edge will be painted prior to the reinstallation of RCC panels for flight. While the panels are removed, they are undergoing extensive non-destructive testing including flash thermography and X-rays.

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Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 11:27 am

NASA NEWS
Space Shuttle Processing Status Report

Contact: Jessica Rye Vol. 1 No. 31
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Space Shuttle Processing Status Report

Friday, Oct. 15, 2004 (8:00 a.m.)

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Discovery (OV-103)

Processing continues in the Orbiter Processing Facility for Discovery’s Return to Flight (RTF) mission to the International Space Station. Installation of the Remote Manipulator System, or Space Shuttle robotic arm, is scheduled for today. Testing continues on the Manipulator Positioning Mechanisms in preparation for that installation.

During powered-up system testing, technicians performed numerous checks including Orbiter Maneuvering System and Reaction Control System heater checks, nitrogen and oxygen leak checks, and Ku-band system work. Closeouts continue on the Rudder Speed Brake with seal installations.

Atlantis (OV-104)

The power-down period for Atlantis continues with critical path wiring, structural inspections, and electrical modifications throughout the vehicle. RTF modifications, including the wiring for the Orbiter Boom Sensor System and installation of the wing leading edge sensors, are progressing on schedule.

Right-hand radiators have been installed, as well as left-hand radiators No. 1, 2 and 3. The final radiator is scheduled to be put in place today. Thermal Protection System blanket installation and inspections on the left-hand payload bay door continue in preparation for closing out the area for flight.

Endeavour (OV-105)

Space Shuttle Endeavour is in its Orbiter Major Modification period, which began in December. Electrical modifications continue in the crew module. Three-String Global Positioning System wire routing in the avionics bay and flight deck continues.

OPTIGO measurements continue on the main landing gear. Resembling a large camera, OPTIGO is an optical scanner that generates precise 3-D coordinates that are imported into a Computer Aided Design program for engineering analysis. It is utilized in many processing activities, but is most widely used for assisting in the manufacturing of Thermal Protection System tile.

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Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 2:54 pm

NASA NEWS
Space Shuttle Processing Status Report

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Space Shuttle Processing Status Report
Friday, Nov. 5, 2004 (10:00 a.m.)

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Discovery (OV-103)

As Discovery continues to be processed for its launch planning window of May 12 to June 3, 2005, technicians progress with important orbiter power-up system testing. This testing is required prior to the vehicle rolling over to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). Once in the VAB, the orbiter will be mated to its twin Solid Rocket Boosters and External Tank.

Checkout of the new Multi-functional Electronic Display System, or “glass cockpit,” was successfully completed. Orbiter drag chute door instrumentation testing is complete. Closeout inspections and photos of the drag chute door continue. Main landing gear tire pressure strain gauge installation and monitoring system checkout are complete.

Atlantis (OV-104)

Final power-down work continues in the Orbiter Processing Facility prior to Atlantis’ scheduled power up the week of Nov. 15. During the extensive power-down period, technicians performed the Return to Flight modifications which included wiring installation for the External Tank separation camera, wing leading edge sensors and relay units, and the Orbiter Boom Sensor System.

Freon coolant loop servicing continues. Freon is scheduled to be added to the loop today. Leak checks were successfully completed on water spray boiler No. 3 and it has been reinstalled on the vehicle. Each Water Spray Boiler cools a corresponding Auxiliary Power Unit’s lube oil system and hydraulic system by spraying water on its lines. Thermal Protection System blanket installation continues in the payload bay.

Endeavour (OV-105)

Space Shuttle Endeavour is in its Orbiter Major Modification period, which began in December 2003. Electrical modifications continue in the crew module. Three-String Global Positioning System wire routing in the avionics bay and flight deck continues.

Installation of the left outboard elevon is underway. Left- and right-hand forward payload bay doors No. 1 and 2 closeout inspections continue. Orbiter electrical wire harness and connector closeouts are progressing well.

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Boomerang · Post by **Boomerang** » Tue Nov 23, 2004 2:54 pm

NASA NEWS

Space Shuttle Processing Status Report

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Space Shuttle Processing Status Report
Friday, Nov. 19, 2004 (11: 00 a.m.)

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Discovery (OV-103)

Testing of the end effector, or grappling end, of the Space Shuttle robotic arm successfully concluded this week. Installation of the wing leading edge instrumentation is 50 percent complete. Closeout work was completed in the orbiter midbody in bay 1 and in left-hand bay 9. Those areas will be covered and closed out for flight.

Also accomplished this week were the flow liner cleaning and inspection of Main Propulsion System Engine 2. Checkout of the computer complex portion of the Data Processing System, which is part of the orbiter's control system, was completed.

Atlantis (OV-104)

Final power-down work continues in the Orbiter Processing Facility prior to the scheduled power up of Atlantis in December. During the extensive power-down period, technicians performed Return to Flight modifications including wiring installation for the External Tank separation camera, wing leading edge sensors and relay units, and the Orbiter Boom Sensor System.

Fuel cell No. 1 was installed this week. Fuel cells use oxygen and hydrogen to provide electrical power and water during a mission. In the mid-body of the orbiter, the left side Manipulator Pedestal Mounts (MPMs) installations continue for the Shuttle robotic arm. These posts will support the arm when it’s not in use. Freon Coolant Loop No. 1, which cools electrical components during flight, was serviced this week.

Endeavour (OV-105)

Space Shuttle Endeavour is in its Orbiter Major Modification period, which began in December 2003. Electrical modifications continue in the crew module. Three-String Global Positioning System wire routing in the avionics bay and flight deck continues.

Tent build-up for painting of the body flap and the right hand wing leading edge is under way. Engine 1 dome heat shield painting began this week. The right main landing gear was extended to support recession and compression tests on the thermal barriers.

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