MISSION: STS-99 -- Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) |
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| VEHICLE |
Endeavour/OV-105 |
| LOCATION |
Pad 39A |
| TARGET KSC
LAUNCH DATE/TIME |
No earlier than
January 31, 2000 at 12:47 p.m. EST |
| TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME |
February 11, 2000 at 4:52 p.m. EST |
| LAUNCH WINDOW |
2 hours and 2
minutes |
| MISSION DURATION |
11 days and 4 hours |
| CREW |
Kregel, Gorie,
Kavandi, Voss, Mohri, Thiele |
| ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION |
126 nautical miles/57 degrees |
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| Work in progress |
| Processing of Space
Shuttle Endeavour has resumed at Launch Pad 39A following the holiday downtime. Just prior
to the holidays, workers completed launch pad validations and conducted a hotfire test of
all three auxiliary power units. In addition, Endeavour’s three main engines
underwent flight readiness tests. Shuttle workers then configured the Shuttle for an
eight-day holiday break. Today, technicians
are preparing for Friday’s helium signature leak test and conducting routine leak
checks on main engine No. 3. Tomorrow, the launch team will assemble in firing room No. 3
to participate in a launch countdown simulation. Loading of prelaunch propellant into
Endeavour’s onboard storage tanks begins Monday. Terminal Countdown Demonstration
Test activities with the flight crew are slated to occur Jan. 13 and 14.
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| Processing Milestones |
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Helium signature leak test |
Jan. 7 |
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Prelaunch propellant loading |
Jan. 10-12 |
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Terminal Countdown
Demonstration Test |
Jan. 13-14 |
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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
March 16, 2000 at 7:45 a.m. EST |
| TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME |
March 27, 2000 at 2:40 a.m. EST |
| LAUNCH WINDOW |
5-10 minutes |
| MISSION DURATION |
10 days and 19 hours |
| CREW |
Halsell,
Horowitz, Weber, Lu, Williams, Malenchenko and Morukov |
| ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION |
173 nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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| Work in progress |
Orbiter Atlantis’
three auxiliary power units were installed before the holidays. This week, technicians are
conducting wiring inspections and repairs in the orbiter’s midbody and aft
compartments. Engineers also plan to check out Atlantis’ replaced orbiter maneuvering
system pods later this week.
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MISSION: STS-92 -- 4th ISS Flight (3A) - Z-1 Truss, PMA-3 |
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| VEHICLE |
Endeavour/OV-105
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| LOCATION |
Pad 39A |
| TARGET KSC
LAUNCH DATE/TIME |
No earlier than
January 31, 2000 at 12:47 p.m. EST |
| TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME |
February 11, 2000 at 4:52 p.m. EST |
| LAUNCH WINDOW |
2 hours and 2
minutes |
| MISSION DURATION |
11 days and 4 hours |
| CREW |
Kregel, Gorie, Kavandi, Voss, Mohri, Thiele |
| ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION |
126 nautical miles/57 degrees |
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| Work in progress |
Processing of orbiter
Discovery has resumed in OPF bay 1. Workers drained the vehicle’s onboard cryogenic
reactants after a Dec. 27 landing and then secured Discovery for the transition to year
2000. Preparations are now under way to open Discovery’s payload bay doors later this
week. Next week, work begins to remove any residual hypergolics from Discovery’s
storage tanks.
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