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how the mission unfolds week by week, day by day,
as the date of the shuttle launch approaches.
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Kennedy Space Center
Vehicle: Columbia/OV-102
Shuttle Processing Status Report
 Thursday
| Feb. 07, 2002
Servicing of the hypergolic oxidizer propellants on board
Shuttle Columbia was interrupted at Pad A early today due
to the failure of a poppet in the Fill and Drain Quick Disconnect
(QD). The poppet is being replaced and status of the QD is
being assessed.
The QD problem is not expected to impact Columbia's planned
Feb. 28 launch date.
Monday | Feb. 04, 2002
Final preparations for the launch of Shuttle Columbia
on the Feb. 28 STS-109 mission continue on schedule at Pad
A. The Countdown Demonstration Test was completed on Friday
and the helium signature test is in progress.
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Hypergolic servicing of the vehicle starts Wednesday and the
Auxiliary Power Units (APU's) will undergo hot fire tests
on Friday. The lube oil in APU No.3 will be drained in order
to replace a faulty transducer in the unit.
Final cleaning of the payload bay is complete and the Hubble
payload will be delivered to the pad early next week.
Friday | Feb. 01, 2002
Shuttle Columbia is at Complex 39, Pad A undergoing final
preparations for the Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission,
and remains on schedule for the planned Feb. 28 liftoff.
The main engine Flight Readiness Test is complete and the
two-day Countdown Demonstration Test (CDT) is underway, with
a T-0 at 11 a.m. on Friday.
The seven STS-109 crewmembers were at the launch pad for familiarization
and emergency egress operations and will be onboard Columbia
today to participate in the final hours of the simulated countdown.
Columbia's payload doors were opened yesterday and final payload
bay cleaning and payload pre-delivery operations are in work.
Kennedy
Space Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Payload Processing Status Report
Thursday | Feb. 07, 2002
The reaction wheel arrived at Kennedy last week, along with
its flight enclosure.Ü Mechanical and electrical integration
is complete.
The MULE Carrier, with the reaction wheel in place, went through
final electrical testing.
All Hubble flight hardware has been blacklight cleaned and
inspected.Ü It is ready for installation into the Cannister,
which will carry it out to the Shuttle at the launch pad.
The earliest it will move to the launch pad is early next
week.
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