NOTE: The Space Shuttle Columbia rolled into the Vehicle Assembly Building today at about 11:20 a.m., on its way to be mated to the external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters. In the VAB, wiring work will continue in the Shuttle's avionics bay 4 and electrical check-outs of an auxiliary power unit will pick-up.
STS-94 SCHEDULED OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
NOTE: Leak checks in Discovery's aft engine compartment are in work. Heat shield installation will begin next week and mid-body close-outs continue on schedule. Inspections of the thermal protective tiles on the orbiter's forward reaction control system will pickup this week. Solid rocket booster stacking operations continue in the VAB.
STS-85 SCHEDULED OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
NOTE: Preparations are underway for main engine removal, currently scheduled for tomorrow. Atlantis' forward reaction control system will undergo functional tests today.
STS-86 SCHEDULED OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):
NOTE: Preparations are in work to move Endeavour from the VAB to OPF bay 1 tonight at about 6 p.m., weather permitting. Once there, processing will begin for Endeavour's next mission, STS-89.
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