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| VEHICLE |
Endeavour/OV-105
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| LOCATION |
Pad 39A |
| TARGET KSC LAUNCH
DATE/TIME |
Feb.
11, 2000 at 12:30 p.m. EST |
| TARGET KSC LANDING
DATE/TIME |
Feb.
22, 2000 at 4:38 p.m. EST |
| LAUNCH
WINDOW |
2
hours and 10 minutes |
| MISSION
DURATION |
11
days, 4 hours and 8 minutes |
| CREW |
Kregel, Gorie, Kavandi, Voss, Mohri, Thiele
|
| ORBITAL ALTITUDE and
INCLINATION |
126 nautical miles/57 degrees |
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| Work in
progress |
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NASA Shuttle managers today announced that launch of
mission STS-99 has been set for Feb. 11. The window opens at 12:30 p.m. EST and
extends for 2 hours, 10 minutes.
Extended scrub turnaround activities continue at
the pad today as technicians prepare to remove and replace the faulty Master
Events Controller (MEC) from Endeavour's aft engine compartment. Testing of the
replacement MEC will begin tonight. Tomorrow, ordnance will be reconnected and
aft closeouts will begin this weekend. Aft closeouts are expected to be complete
by Monday evening.
The launch countdown will begin at the 43-hour
mark at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 8 and the crew will return to KSC at about 12 noon on
Feb. 7
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