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| VEHICLE |
Atlantis/OV-104/ |
| LOCATION |
Launch
Pad 39A |
| TARGET KSC LAUNCH
DATE/TIME |
April
24, 2000 at about 4:15 p.m. |
| TARGET KSC LANDING
DATE/TIME |
May
4, 2000 at about 12:42 p.m. |
| LAUNCH
WINDOW |
5
minutes |
| MISSION
DURATION |
9
days, 20 hours and 27 minutes |
| CREW |
Halsell,
Horowitz,
Weber,
Williams,
Voss,
Helms,
Usachev |
| ORBITAL ALTITUDE and
INCLINATION |
173
nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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| Shuttle
Processing Note |
|
Workers at Launch Pad 39A continue to process
Shuttle Atlantis toward an April 24 launch date at about 4:15 p.m. Orbiter aft
engine compartment close-outs are ongoing and should be complete tomorrow
afternoon. External tank purge operations are in work today. Tomorrow, SPACEHAB
late stow activities will occur.
The flight crew is slated to arrive at KSC's
Shuttle Landing Facility tomorrow at about 3 p.m. The STS-101 launch countdown
begins tomorrow at 7 p.m. at the T-43 hour mark. Preliminary weather forecasts
indicate generally favorable weather conditions for a launch on Monday.
|
| Upcoming
Milestones |
|
Flight
crew arrival at KSC |
April 21
at 3 p.m. |
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|
SPACEHAB
late stow complete |
April 21 |
|
|
Launch
countdown begins |
April 21
at 7 p.m. |
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Orbiter
aft compartment close-outs complete |
April 21 |
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Information about the countdown and mission can be accessed electronically via
the Internet at: http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/
and at http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/
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