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**Latest documentation, memos, manifests, and mission presentations for STS-116 through to STS-125 are <\/em>available on L2<\/em>** The primary mission, STS-117 \u2013 with a NET (No Earlier Than) launch date of February 22 \u2013 is understood to be moving to April. There has been no official note on how this relates to STS-116 still being able to launch in December, especially with the relation to the LON requirements that are crucial to allow Discovery to launch with the support of a rescue mission.<\/p>\n The move of STS-117 \u2013 if confirmed \u2013 is noted as due to the tight processing flow with Atlantis affecting the availability of a slip down the launch window, subsequently conflicting with the launch of the Russian Soyuz TMA-9 on March 9. Atlantis has to be undocked from the ISS before the arrival of the Soyuz. <\/p>\n This appears to be a critical factor, with sources speaking of an agreement between NASA and the Russians on the April switch for STS-117.<\/p>\n <\/font>However, the Shuttle Manifest Summit refers to all future flights, especially in 2007, but inclusive of the final salvo of missions prior to the 2010 retirement date of the orbiters.<\/p>\n \u2018We have scheduled Monday, October 16th to have a Manifest Summit and (we) are looking at about 3 hours (for the meeting). As you know, there are some manifest disconnects in calendar year \u201907,\u2019 said Shuttle manager Wayne Hale, in the memo acquired by this site.<\/p>\n While it would be unfair to class any changes to launch dates as delays, given all NET dates are used only as processing guidelines, Hale also made a point of mentioning the current mission targets do not support \u2013 or match \u2013 the current NASA budget cycles for the Shuttle program. The tone of the memo also holds the potential some flights may be cancelled, although that has never been hinted at in recent months.<\/p>\n \u2018For some time we have been carrying a FAWG (Flight Assignment Working Group) Manifest that does not match what is in the budget cycle or in a POP Cycle. <\/p>\n \u2018I would like to clear up disconnects in the \u201907 manifest and then look at out-years \u201908, \u201909, and \u201910 and try to align with what we really think we will fly with what the budget folks have been working with. To that end, everybody is involved. The Randall Adams organization (FOIG) has been involved.\u2019<\/p>\n Hale also noted what the main processing concerns are to the current flow, picking out the flow of External Tanks and Orbiter processing as some of the better known challenges that NASA are trying to mitigate. However, Hale \u2018expects\u2019 changes to the made to the current manifest after this summit meeting.<\/p>\n \u2018Everybody ought to plan on participating on Monday morning. In the near term, motor, booster, and engine are in good shape. It will probably be tank, ground processing, Orbiter, plus some Space Station considerations that are going to be prime discussers for \u201907.<\/p>\n \u2018I do expect to come out of that Monday meeting with some adjustments to the \u201907 flight schedule, in particular.\u2019<\/p>\n One can only speculate what changes will be made \u2013 bar STS-117\u2019s change, which has multiple sources claiming the move. However, It is possible the changes would move the Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission, STS-125 (HSM-04), up the manifest into 2007, which has been noted as desirable on NASA memos for some time. A decision to approve the mission is set to take place this month.<\/p>\n Latest Shuttle Manifest (End of Sept.) Downloadable on L2<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n 01 \u2013 December 7, 2006 \u2013 STS-116 \u2013 12A.1 \u2013 Discovery \u2013 P5, Spacehab-SM, ICC <\/em>**INFINITY: 10 minute STS-115 MUSIC VIDEO**<\/em> \u2013 <\/font> <\/font> NASA is preparing for \u2013 what sources claim will be \u2013 major changes to their Shuttle launch manifest at a summit meeting next Monday. The Manifest Summit will involve \u201ceveryone\u201d \u2013 according to a memo acquired by this site, which will result in changes to launch dates. 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<\/em>**LIVE news updates on Discovery STS-116 Processing Flow**<\/em>
**LIVE news updates on Atlantis STS-117 (STS-317) Processsing Flow**<\/em>
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While the next Shuttle mission \u2013 STS-116 with Discovery \u2013 is already tight on the processing flow, Atlantis\u2019 STS-117 is also struggling to make its February 9 LON (Launch On Need) target in support of her sister. <\/font> <\/p>\n<\/font>Other issues are understood to be in play, such as next month\u2019s decision on the modification to the Ice Frost Ramps (IFRs) on the External Tanks \u2013 which will relate to ET-124 (STS-117\u2019s tank), plus the ISS CCS R6 software upload \u2013 which will require crew training.<\/p>\n
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[February 9, 2007 \u2013 STS-317 \u2013 LON for STS-116 \u2013 Atlantis]
02 \u2013 February 22, 2007 \u2013 STS-117 \u2013 13A \u2013 Atlantis \u2013 S3\/S4
[May 8, 2007 \u2013 STS-318 \u2013 LON for STS-117 \u2013 Endeavour]
03 \u2013 June 11, 2007 \u2013 STS-118 \u2013 13A.1 \u2013 Endeavour \u2013 S5, Spacehab-SM, ESP3
[July 26, 2007 \u2013 STS-320 \u2013 LON for STS-118 \u2013 Atlantis]
04 \u2013 August 9, 2007 \u2013 STS-120 \u2013 10A \u2013 Atlantis \u2013 Node 2, PDGF
[September 28, 2007 \u2013 STS-322 \u2013 LON for STS-120 \u2013 Discovery]
05 \u2013 October 17, 2007 \u2013 STS-122 \u2013 1E \u2013 Discovery \u2013 Columbus, ICC-Lite
06 \u2013 December 6, 2007 \u2013 STS-123 \u2013 1J\/A \u2013 Endeavour \u2013 JEM ELM-PS, SLP-D1 with SPDM Dextre
07 \u2013 February 7, 2008 \u2013 STS-124 \u2013 1J \u2013 Atlantis \u2013 JEM PM with JEM RMS
08 \u2013 April 17, 2008 \u2013 STS-125 \u2013 HST SM-04 \u2013 Discovery
09 \u2013 June 19, 2008 \u2013 STS-119 \u2013 15A \u2013 Endeavour \u2013 S6
10 \u2013 August 21, 2008 \u2013 STS-126 \u2013 ULF2 \u2013 Atlantis \u2013 MPLM, LMC
11 \u2013 October 30, 2008 \u2013 STS-127 \u2013 2J\/A \u2013 Discovery \u2013 JEM EF, ELM-ES, SLP-D2
12 \u2013 January 22, 2009 \u2013 STS-128 \u2013 17A \u2013 Endeavour \u2013 MPLM, LMC
13 \u2013 April 30, 2009 \u2013 STS-129 \u2013 ULF3 \u2013 Discovery \u2013 ELC1, ELC2
14 \u2013 July 16, 2009 \u2013 STS-130 \u2013 19A \u2013 Endeavour \u2013 MPLM, LMC
[October 22, 2009 \u2013 STS-131 \u2013 ULF4\/CLF \u2013 Discovery \u2013 ELC3, ELC4]
15 \u2013 January 21, 2010 \u2013 STS-132 \u2013 20A \u2013 Endeavour \u2013 Node 3 with Cupola
[July 15, 2010 \u2013 STS-133 \u2013 ULF5\/CLF \u2013 Endeavour \u2013 ELC5, ELC1]<\/p>\n
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