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VEHICLE |
Endeavour/OV-105
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LOCATION |
On orbit |
TARGET KSC LAUNCH
DATE/TIME |
Feb.
11, 2000 at 12:43 p.m. EST |
TARGET KSC LANDING
DATE/TIME |
Feb.
22, 2000 at 4:52 p.m. EST |
MISSION
DURATION |
11 days, 4
hours and 8 minutes |
CREW |
Kregel, Gorie, Kavandi, Voss, Mohri, Thiele
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ORBITAL ALTITUDE and
INCLINATION |
126 nautical miles/57 degrees |
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Work in
progress |
Shuttle Endeavour continues to perform very well on
orbit. The orbiter and six-member flight crew remain scheduled for landing at
KSC on Tuesday, Feb. 22 at about 4:52 p.m.
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MISSION:
STS-101
-- 3rd ISS Flight (2A.2) - SPACEHAB DM |
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VEHICLE |
Atlantis/OV-104/ |
LOCATION |
Orbiter
Processing Facility bay 3 |
TARGET KSC LAUNCH
DATE/TIME |
no
earlier than April 13, 2000 at 8:41 p.m. EST |
TARGET KSC LANDING
DATE/TIME |
April
23, 2000 |
LAUNCH
WINDOW |
about
10 minutes |
MISSION
DURATION |
9
days, 20 hours |
CREW |
Halsell,
Horowitz,
Weber,
Williams,
Voss,
Helms,
Usachev |
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and
INCLINATION |
190
nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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|
Work in
progress |
Shuttle Processing Note:
Atlantis' main propulsion system leak checks are complete.
Today work began to install the transfer tunnel adapter in
the orbiter's payload bay. Orbiter electrical wiring
inspection, repair and protection continue.
Mission Note:
Managers named a modified STS-101 crew today to prepare
the space station for the arrival of the Zvezda service
module. The STS-101 crew includes Commander Jim Halsell,
Pilot Scott Horowitz, and Mission Specialists Mary Ellen
Weber, Jeffrey Williams, James Voss, Susan Helms and Yuri
Usachev.
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MISSION:
STS-92
-- 4rd ISS Flight (3A) - Z-1 Truss, PMA-3 |
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VEHICLE |
Atlantis/OV-103/ |
LOCATION |
Orbiter
Processing Facility bay 1 |
TARGET KSC LAUNCH
DATE/TIME |
no
earlier than June 14, 2000 at 8:42 p.m. EST |
TARGET KSC LANDING
DATE/TIME |
June
24, 2000 at 5:10 p.m. EDT |
LAUNCH
WINDOW |
10
minutes |
MISSION
DURATION |
10
days |
CREW |
Duffy,
Melroy,
Wakata,
Chiao,
Wisoff,
Lopez-Alegria,
McArthur |
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and
INCLINATION |
173
nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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MISSION:
STS-106
-- 4th ISS Flight (2A.2b) |
Today,
managers from NASA's Space Shuttle and International
Space Station (ISS) programs confirmed plans to fly an
additional Space Shuttle mission to the ISS this year.
The plan distributes the original STS-101 mission
objectives between two flights: STS-101 and STS-106.
With both missions slated for flight aboard Shuttle
Atlantis, mission STS-101 remains targeted for launch no
earlier than April 13 and the STS-106 launch will occur
no earlier than Aug. 19.
Astronauts on the new
STS-106 mission will complete service module support
tasks on orbit, transfer supplies and outfit ISS for the
first long-duration crew. The STS-106 crew includes
Commander Terrence Wilcutt, Pilot Scott Altman, and
Mission Specialists Dan Burbank, Ed Lu, Richard
Mastracchio, Yuri Malenchenko, and Boris Morukov.
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