Jan. 18, 2008 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: S-011808 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 feedthrough connector installation is complete - Aft ECO instrumentation wiring removal and retest was completed - All sensors have been tested successfully - ECO sensor feedthrough foaming work on the external J-Box and solid rocket booster PAL ramp continues through the weekend - Annual slidewire basket pad evacuation system maintenance and checkout continues through the weekend - Solid rocket booster hydraulic retesting was completed Monday - Liquid oxygen storage tank pressurization and relief valve testing was successfully completed Tuesday 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 - Removal and replacement work on the purge, vent and drain valve, which is part of the non-breathing air conditioning system completed Thursday - Landing gear was retracted - Potable water servicing samples completed Wednesday - Main landing gear struts' weight on wheels leak check completed Vehicle Assembly Building High Bay No. 1 - External tank/solid rocket booster closeout operations continue - Re-foaming of the external tank assembly ring, that goes around the solid rocket boosters near the aft most SRB field joint, is being worked Friday - ECO sensor system feed through work begins again Jan. 23 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, Chamitoff Inclination/Orbit Altitude: 51.6 degrees/122 nautical miles Orbiter Processing Facility Bay No. 3 - Vernier thruster pressure chamber flushes continue in preparation for inspections - Ku band antenna stow scheduled for Friday - Drag chute flight door checkout scheduled for Friday - Solid rocket booster stacking scheduled for Jan. 31 - Power redundancy testing was successfully completed - External tank separation camera interface verification is complete - Payload premate testing completed Tuesday -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
