Jan. 11, 2008 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: S-011108 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 laboratory Vehicle: Atlantis (OV-104) Location: Launch Pad 39A Launch Date: Targeting Feb. 7 Crew: Frick, Poindexter, Schlegel, Eyharts, Love, Melvin, Walheim Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles Launch Pad 39A - Engine cutoff (ECO) sensor external connector replacement hardware was cleared for installation and arrived at the pad. Installation is tentatively scheduled to begin Saturday - Testing of the faulty ECO sensor system connector hardware continues at Marshall Space Flight Center - Space shuttle main engine ball seal leak checks performed Thursday with no issues - Ascent thrust vector controller No. 2 was replaced Jan. 5 and retested Jan. 6 - Solid rocket booster hydraulic retest scheduled for today Mission: STS-123 - 25th International Space Station Flight - Kibo, Dextre Vehicle: Endeavour (OV-105) Location: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 Launch Date: Targeting Mid-March Launch Pad: 39A Crew: Gorie, Johnson, Linnehan, Doi, Behnken, Foreman, Reisman Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles Orbiter Processing Facility bay No. 2 - Shuttle orbiter galley functional checks completed today with no issues - Removal and replacement work will take place on the purge, vent and drain valve, which is part of the non-breathing air conditioning system, Jan. 14-18 - Nose landing gear strut hydraulic level checks and pressurization for flight performed Wednesday - Main landing gear struts' weight on wheels leak check scheduled for Monday Vehicle Assembly Building high bay No. 1 - External tank/solid rocket booster mate in progress - External tank is hard mated - Closeout operations continue through this weekend - Preparation for ECO sensor external connector replacement will take place Saturday and Sunday 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: Targeting April 24 Launch Pad: 39A Crew: Kelly, Ham, Nyberg, Garan, Fossum, Hoshide Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles Orbiter Processing Facility bay No. 3 - Thermal control system checkout completed with no anomalies - Drag chute alignment and installation completed Thursday - Space shuttle main engine No. 1 liquid oxygen transducer leak checks performed Thursday with nominal results - Solid rocket booster stacking date selection expected Jan. 14 - Aft bulkhead check valve retest completed Wednesday with no issues -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
