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| VEHICLE |
Endeavour/OV-105
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| LOCATION |
Pad 39A |
| TARGET KSC LAUNCH
DATE/TIME |
Feb.
11, 2000 at 12:30 p.m. EST |
| TARGET KSC LANDING
DATE/TIME |
Feb.
22, 2000 at 4:38 p.m. EST |
| LAUNCH
WINDOW |
2
hours and 10 minutes |
| MISSION
DURATION |
11
days, 4 hours and 8 minutes |
| CREW |
Kregel, Gorie, Kavandi, Voss, Mohri, Thiele
|
| ORBITAL ALTITUDE and
INCLINATION |
126 nautical miles/57 degrees |
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| Work in
progress |
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Preparation continues on schedule today for the
launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour this Friday at 12:30 p.m. EST. Replacement of
the global positioning system box located inside Endeavour's crew module
concluded yesterday and tests of the new unit are complete. The orbiter's
onboard storage tanks were loaded with cryogenic reactants last night and no
significant issues are being worked by the KSC launch team at this time.
Today, Endeavour's three main engines will be
prepared for propellant loading operations. The orbiter's communication systems
will be activated this morning and this afternoon flight crew equipment late
stow operations begin. The Rotating Service Structure will move to the park
position at about 6:30 p.m., revealing the entire Shuttle for the first time
since the last launch attempt.
The official forecast indicates an 90 percent
chance that weather will be favorable for Friday's launch attempt. The forecast
calls for clouds to be scattered at 3,000 and 25,000 feet; visibility at 7
miles; southerly launch pad winds at 12 peaking to 18 knots; temperature at 75
degrees F; relative humidity at 45 percent; dew point at 52 degrees F; and zero
chance of precipitation. The only concern is for the possibility of cross wind
violation at the Shuttle Landing Facility. The 24-hour delay forecast indicates
a 60 percent chance of favorable weather on Feb. 12.
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| Processing
Milestones (target dates only): |
|
Rotating
Service Structure retracted |
Feb.
10 at about 6:30 p.m. |
|
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External
tank loading |
Feb. 11,
4:10 a.m. – 7:10 a.m. |
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CREW
FOR MISSION STS-99 |
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| POSITION |
NAME |
| Commander
(CDR) |
Kevin
Kregel |
| Pilot
(PLT) |
Dom
Gorie |
| Mission
Specialist (MS1) |
Gerhard
Thiele |
| Mission
Specialist (MS2) |
Janet
Kavandi |
| Mission
Specialist (MS3) |
Janice
Voss |
| Mission
Specialist (MS4) |
Mamoru
Mohri |
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