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MISSION: STS-106 -- 4th ISS Flight (2A.2b) |
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| VEHICLE |
Atlantis/OV-104 |
| LOCATION |
Launch Pad 39B |
| TARGET KSC
LAUNCH DATE/TIME |
Sept. 8, 2000 at
8:45 a.m. EDT (preferred launch time) |
| TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME |
Sept. 19, 2000 at 4:59 a.m. |
| LAUNCH WINDOW |
2 1/2 minutes |
| MISSION DURATION |
10 days, 20 hours and 14 minutes |
| CREW |
Wilcutt, Altman, Lu, Malenchenko, Morukov, Mastracchio, Burbank |
| ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION |
177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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| Shuttle Processing Note |
Over the weekend,
engineers calibrated Shuttle Atlantis' inertial measurement units. Workers also replaced
bolts on the pump for auxiliary power unit (APU) No. 1 to ensure proper bolt length. A hot
fire test of APU No. 1 is required following that effort and will occur Friday with no
impact to the launch date. The Helium Signature Test is ongoing. Preparations are in work
for prelaunch propellant loading set to begin Wednesday.
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Prelaunch propellant
loading of orbiter storage tanks |
Aug. 23
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Orbiter aft
compartment close-outs begin |
Aug. 28 |
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Orbiter payload bay
doors closed for flight |
Aug 30 |
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Space
suit functional testing |
Aug.
30 |
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MISSION: STS-92 -- 5th ISS Flight (3A) -- Z-1 Truss, PMA-3 |
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| VEHICLE |
Discovery/OV-103 |
| LOCATION |
OPF bay 3 |
| TARGET KSC LAUNCH
DATE/TIME |
Oct. 5, 2000 at 9:30
p.m. EDT |
| TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME |
Oct. 16, 2000 at about 5 p.m. |
| MISSION DURATION |
11 days |
| CREW |
Duffy, Melroy, Wakata, Chiao, Wisoff, Lopez-Alegria, McArthur |
| ORBITAL ALTITUDE and
INCLINATION |
177 nautical miles/51.6
degrees |
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| Shuttle Processing Note |
| Orbiter Discovery moved from
OPF bay 1 to OPF bay 3 today, allowing workers to begin planned open bay modifications inside bay
1. Discovery will likely remain in OPF bay 3 until midweek, when NASA managers are expected to
complete ongoing payload and ground processing assessments. KSC managers will closely monitor
weather developments in the tropics as Discovery's vertical processing flow continues. Pending
completion of these assessments, Discovery is expected to roll to the VAB this week to be mated to
the external tank and solid rocket boosters. International
Space Station engineers are evaluating the best methods to resolve a concern with the control
moment gyro assembly on the Z-1 truss. The gyros are components of the attitude control system for
the space station. The issue deals with assuring reliable and proper operation of the gyros at
extremely cold temperatures. It is likely that correcting the concern will mean a delay in
delivery of the payload to the pad from the end of August to approximately the second week of
September. However, at this time there is no known impact to the Oct. 5 launch date of Space
Shuttle Discovery.
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MISSION: STS-97 -- 6th ISS Flight (4A) -- PV Module P6 |
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| VEHICLE |
Endeavour/OV-105 |
| LOCATION |
OPF bay 2 |
| TARGET KSC LAUNCH
DATE/TIME |
Nov. 30, 2000 at time
10:48 p.m. |
| TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME |
Dec. 10, 2000 at time TBD |
| MISSION DURATION |
10 days |
| CREW |
Jett, Bloomfield, Tanner, Noriega, Garneau |
| ORBITAL ALTITUDE and
INCLINATION |
177 nautical miles/51.6
degrees |
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| Shuttle Processing Note |
Workers are installing
Endeavour's thermal protective "chin panel" beneath the orbiter's nose. Technicians
replaced the brake assembly on the orbiter docking system (ODS) over the weekend, and ODS
pyrotechnic installation is in work.
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