|
|
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 |
up
to 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 |
|
|
Shuttle
Processing Note |
Over the weekend, the flight crew visited KSC and
completed the crew equipment interface test with inspections of the payload and
orbiter. Technicians completed leak checks of Atlantis’ crew module and
docking system. Today, main engine heat shield close-outs are in work, and
auxiliary power unit servicing is under way. Wiring inspections in Atlantis’
crew module are ongoing.
|
MISSION:
STS-92
-- 5th ISS Flight (3A) -- Z-1 Truss, PMA-3 |
|
VEHICLE |
Discovery/OV-103 |
LOCATION |
OPF
bay 1 |
TARGET KSC LAUNCH
DATE/TIME |
TBD |
TARGET KSC LANDING
DATE/TIME |
TBD |
LAUNCH
WINDOW |
11
days |
MISSION
DURATION |
9
days, 20 hours |
CREW |
Duffy,
Melroy, Wakata, Chiao, Wisoff, Lopez-Alegria, McArthur |
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and
INCLINATION |
190
nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
|
|
Shuttle
Processing Note |
Workers are checking
Discovery’s power reactant storage and distribution
system and performing functional tests of the orbiter’s
docking mechanism. Auxiliary power unit No. 1 is being
installed in the vehicle this week.
|
|
MISSION:
STS-97
-- 6th ISS Flight (4A) -- PV Module P6 |
|
VEHICLE |
Endeavour/OV-105 |
LOCATION |
OPF bay 2 |
TARGET KSC LAUNCH
DATE/TIME |
TBA |
TARGET KSC LANDING
DATE/TIME |
TBA |
MISSION
DURATION |
9 days |
CREW |
Jett,
Bloomfield, Tanner, Noriega, Garneau |
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and
INCLINATION |
173
nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
|
Shuttle
Processing Note |
Endeavour’s
postflight inspections are complete and the payload bay
doors were opened on Friday. Preparation is under way
for removal of the SRTM payload on Wednesday. SRTM will
then be transferred to the Space Station Processing
Facility. Endeavour’s main engines are slated for
removal later this week.
|