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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 |
Prelaunch
processing of Space Shuttle Atlantis continues on schedule at Launch Pad 39B. Last week,
workers loaded oxidizer and fuel into the orbiter's onboard storage tanks. Engineers
successfully completed a hot fire test of auxiliary power unit No. 1 last Friday, and
payload interface verification testing is complete. Technicians are working to close-out
Atlantis' aft compartment for flight and preparations are under way for ordnance
installation. Shuttle managers will convene the STS-106 Flight Readiness Review at KSC
tomorrow and are expected to announce Sept. 8 as Atlantis' official launch date.
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Flight Readiness
Review |
Aug. 29 |
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Ordnance installations
complete |
Aug. 30 |
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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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Orbiter aft
compartment close-outs complete |
Sept 1 |
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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 |
VAB high 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 |
| After rolling into the VAB
transfer aisle last Thursday, orbiter Discovery was lifted into high bay 3 and soft-mated to the
external tank and solid rocket boosters. Electrical and mechanical connections are ongoing, and
the Shuttle Interface Test is scheduled to begin tomorrow. Today,
Shuttle Program managers decided that Space Shuttle Discovery will not roll out to Launch Pad 39A
until after the launch of Shuttle Atlantis. The precautionary decision to avoid having two Space
Shuttles at KSC's launch pads during hurricane season minimizes the threat that high winds pose to
flight hardware. With a successful launch of Shuttle Atlantis on Sept. 8, Discovery is scheduled
to roll out to Launch Pad 39A on Sept. 11. Shuttle managers do not expect this processing change
to affect Discovery's Oct. 5 launch date.
| Milestones |
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Shuttle roll to Launch Pad 39A |
Sept. 11 |
Aug. 29 |
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Payload to the pad |
Sept. 13 |
Aug. 30 |
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Terminal Countdown Demonstration
Test |
Sept. 14-15 |
Aug 30 |
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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 |
Functional tests of
Endeavour's docking mechanism are complete. Standard rigging work continues on the orbiter's right
hand external tank umbilical door. Endeavour's thermal protective "chin panel" is being
installed beneath the orbiter's nose.
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