06.27.06 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 STATUS REPORT: S-062706 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. 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.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/news/index.html Mission: STS-121 - 18th International Space Station Flight (ULF1.1) - Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Vehicle: Discovery (OV-103) Location: Launch Pad 39B Launch Date: July 1, 2006, 3:49 p.m. EDT Launch Pad: 39B Crew: Lindsey, Kelly, Sellers, Fossum, Nowak, Wilson and Reiter Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles The STS-121 crew arrived at 10 a.m. today at the Shuttle Landing Facility from Johnson Space Center in Houston. Final preparations for the launch of Discovery's mission to the International Space Station continue at Launch Pad 39B. Flight pressurization of the orbital maneuvering system and main propulsion system continues and initial helium tank pressurization is complete. Launch countdown preparations are nearing completion in Firing Room 4 of the Launch Control Center. The STS-121 launch countdown begins at 5 p.m. Wednesday, at the T-43 hour mark. -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov To remove your address from the list, send a message to: ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov
