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August 24, 2000

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This is an orbiter processing report and does not reflect the chronological order of upcoming Space Shuttle Flights. Visit http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/schedule/schedule.htm on the KSC Home Page for the latest schedule of future Shuttle missions.

MISSION: STS-106 -- 4th ISS Flight (2A.2b)

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
Shuttle Processing Note
KSC is no longer in any "Hurricane Condition" as a result of Hurricane Debby taking a more westerly turn overnight and being downgraded to a tropical wave. Shuttle managers will monitor tropical weather activity as work at the pad continues on schedule. Prelaunch hypergolic propellant loading operations continue today. Preparations are also underway for a scheduled hot fire of auxiliary power unit No. 1 on Friday.

A manager's Launch Readiness Review is set to occur tomorrow as a precursor to the Flight Readiness Review set for next Tuesday.

Milestones
 
  Prelaunch propellant loading of orbiter storage tanks complete Aug. 26
 
Orbiter aft compartment close-outs begin Aug. 28
  Flight Readiness Review Aug 29  
  Orbiter payload bay doors closed for flight Aug. 30  
  Space suit functional testing Aug. 30  


MISSION: STS-92 -- 5th ISS Flight (3A) -- Z-1 Truss, PMA-3

VEHICLE Discovery/OV-103
LOCATION Vehicle Assembly Building
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
Shuttle Processing Note
Orbiter Discovery, mounted to the orbiter transporter, was rolled from OPF bay 3 to the Vehicle Assembly Building today at 1 p.m. Discovery will be mated to the external tank and solid rocket boosters tonight. Interface testing begins this weekend. Rollout to Pad 39A on Aug. 30 remains on schedule, pending management approval.


MISSION: STS-97 -- 6th ISS Flight (4A) -- PV Module P6

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
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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