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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. 14, 2002
The Shuttle Management Team is participating in the Flight
Readiness Review today to assess the status of Shuttle Columbia's
STS-109 Mission, currently scheduled for Feb. 28.
At Pad A, the Rotating Service Structure was moved to the
parked position to prepare for the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU)
hot fire later today.
The Hubble payload will be delivered to the pad early tomorrow
and the Reaction Wheel Assembly will be replaced with a new
unit before the payload is installed aboard Columbia on Sunday. CLICK
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A Risk Assessment Team is continuing its investigation to
determine the stress integrity of the bolts that attach the
hydraulic pumps to the three APUs.
Monday | Feb. 11, 2002
Shuttle Columbia remains on schedule for the planned liftoff
of the Hubble Servicing Mission at 6:48 a.m. EST on Feb. 28.
At Pad A, the launch team opted to complete hypergolic fueling
on Saturday and make the QD repairs before resuming the oxidizer
fill.
The Auxiliary Propulsion Unit (APU) hot fire is scheduled
for tomorrow after the Rotating Service Structure (RSS) is
moved to the parked position.
The Hubble payload will be transferred to the pad early Wednesday
and will be installed onboard Columbia late this week.
Kennedy
Space Center
Hubble Space Telescope
Payload Processing Status Report
Friday | Feb. 15, 2002
Loading of the Hubble payload into the canister was completed
this morning. In the next couple of days, the canister will
be rotated to an upright vertical position and embark on a
3 hour trip to the launch pad. CLICK
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Once at the pad, the payload will enter the Payload Changeout
Room (PCR), which is adjacent to the Shuttle. Protective bagging
will be removed. The payload will then undergo a contamination
inspection and a trunnion inspection (to rule out sharp edges).
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