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Unofficial Shuttle Launch Schedule

as of as of February 2, 2003
Essential Note:
Following the loss of Space Shuttle Columbia and its crew of seven on February 1, 2003, all Space Shuttle launches have been indefinitely suspended by Nasa. Investigations of cause are pending.

The maintainer of this list wants to express his condolescence and deep feelings to the families of the seven astronauts, and all involved.


For reference, the historic flight schedule is kept here for the moment as of January 31, 2003:

Upcoming Shuttle Missions: 

  • STS-114  Atlantis  (ISS-16)   Pad B  Mar  1, 2003 (ISS-17-ULF1: MPLM, crew rotation)

  • STS-115  Endeavour (ISS-18)   Pad A  May 23, 2003 (ISS-18-12A: ITS P3, PV Module P4)

  • STS-116  Atlantis  (ISS-19)   Pad B  Jul 24, 2003 (ISS-19-12A.1: ITS P5, MPLM, crew rotation) 

  • STS-117  Endeavour (ISS-20)   Pad A  Oct  2, 2003 (ISS-20-13A: ITS S3, PV Module S4) 

  • STS-118  Columbia  (ISS-21)   Pad B  Nov 13, 2003 (ISS-21-13A.1: ITS S5, PV Module S4, crew rotation) 

  • STS-119  Atlantis  (ISS-22)   Pad A  Jan   , 2004 (ISS-22-15A: PM S6 crew rotation)

  • STS-120  Endeavour (ISS-23)   Pad B  Feb   , 2004 (ISS-23-10A: Node 2, Nitrogen Tank)

    
                      *** ISS U.S. Core Complete after 10A ***

    

  • STS-122  Columbia  (HST SM-4) Pad A  Apr   , 2004 (HST SM-4)

  • STS-121  Atlantis  (ISS-24)   Pad B  Jul   , 2004 (ISS-24-ULF2: MPLM, crew rotation)
    • NOTE: This schedule was prepared from various and partly discordant Nasa sources, so it should be taken with appropriate care. Actual launch dates are set at the Flight Readiness Review held about two weeks prior to launch.

    International Space Station (ISS) flies in an orbit inclined 51.60 degrees to Earth's equator, as did Mir, while the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is in a 28.47 degrees inclined orbit.

    Hartmut Frommert [contact]

    [Spider] @ [SEDS]