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Space Shuttle Processing Status Report
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Space Shuttle Processing Status Report
Friday, July 16, 2004 (2:00 p.m.)
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Discovery (OV-103)
Work continues to progress well on Discovery for its Return to Flight mission, STS-114, to the International Space Station. The right-hand Orbital Maneuvering System pod has been transferred to the Orbiter Processing Facility, with final inspection scheduled for today and final installation for flight scheduled for next week.
Freon Coolant Loop No. 2 is reassembled and leak checks on loops No. 1 and 2 are complete. Water Coolant Loop No. 2 servicing is in progress and Loop No. 1 will start being drained next week.
Atlantis (OV-104)
In the Orbiter Processing Facility, technicians continue processing Atlantis 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. Body flap removal preparations have begun, with body flap and actuator removal scheduled for next week.
The chin panel, the smile-shaped section of Reinforced Carbon-Carbon that fits directly below the nose cap to provide a thermal barrier during reentry, is installed. Thermal Protection System blankets continue being installed in the nose cap, with installation of the nose cap scheduled for next week. Four left-hand carrier panels are installed.
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 nose cap fit check was successfully completed.
External Tank door and Dome Heat Shield tile bonds continue. Fit checks for the Global Positioning Satellite antennas are complete. The antennas were removed and sent to the NASA Shuttle Logistics Depot in Cape Canaveral, Fla., for the final modifications prior to installation for flight.
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