MISSION: STS-85 -- CRISTA-SPAS-2 (image)

Index of STS-85 images

• VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
• LOCATION: On orbit
• OFFICIAL KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: August 7 at 10:41 a.m.
• TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: August 18 at 7:05 a.m.
• MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 20 hours, 24 minutes
• ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 160 nautical miles/57 degrees

NOTE: The STS-85 solid rocket boosters arrived at Hangar AF Saturday afternoon and standard inspections are under way. Preliminary evaluations revealed only minor damage, including the dislodged integrated electronic assembly, and no significant solid rocket motor erosion.

On orbit, all of Discovery's systems are performing well and science investigations are continuing successfully.

STS-85 crew members: Commander Curtis Brown, Pilot Kent Rominger, Mission Specialists Jan Davis, Robert Curbeam and Stephen Robinson; and Payload Specialist Bjarni Tryggvason

MISSION: STS-86 -- 7th MIR DOCKING & SPACEHAB DM

Index of STS-86 images

• VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
• LOCATION: Vehicle Assembly Building
• TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: September 18 at about 1:42 a.m. (10-day slip under review)
• LAUNCH WINDOW: 7-10 minutes
• TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: September 28 at about 5:51 a.m. (under review)
• MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 4 hours, 9 minutes
• CREW: Wetherbee, Bloomfield, Parazynski, Titov, Chretien, Lawrence, Wolf (up), Foale (down)
• ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 160 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

NOTE: The Space Shuttle Atlantis arrived in the Vehicle Assembly Building at about 10:30 a.m. Today the orbiter will be lifted to the vertical position and soft mated to the external tank. Orbiter/external tank umbilical mate will begin late Tuesday and the Shuttle Interface Test is scheduled for Wednesday. Atlantis is slated to roll out to the launch pad at 2 a.m. next Monday.

STS-86 SCHEDULED OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):

• Roll Space Shuttle out to Pad 39A (Aug. 18)
• Spacehab payload out to Pad 39A (Aug. 21)

MISSION: STS-87 -- U.S. MICROGRAVITY PAYLOAD-4

• VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102
• LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2
• TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: November 19 at 2:46 p.m.
• LAUNCH WINDOW: 2 hours, 30 minutes
• TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: December 5 at 7:19 a.m.
• MISSION DURATION: 15 days, 16 hours, 33 minutes
• CREW: Kregel, Lindsey, Scott, Chawla, Doi, Kadenyuk
• ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 150 nautical miles/28.45 degrees

NOTE: Saturday, technicians completed voltage tests on Columbia's fuel cells and engineers are evaluating irregular voltage readings from fuel cell No. 1. The Shuttle's aft propulsion system pod is undergoing functional checkout this week and main propulsion system leak and functional tests begin today. Work to deservice freon coolant loop No. 2 is complete and component change-out activities are scheduled to begin this week. Evaluations continue on the orbiter's oxidizer cross-feed line.

STS-87 SCHEDULED OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):

• Power reactant storage and distribution system testing (Aug. 12)
• Auxiliary power unit servicing and checkout (Aug. 18)

MISSION: STS-89 -- 8th MIR DOCKING & SPACEHAB DM

Index of STS-89 images

• VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
• LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1
• TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: January 15, 1998 at about 12:57 a.m.
• LAUNCH WINDOW: 7-10 minutes
• TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: January 24, 1998 at about 5:20 a.m.
• MISSION DURATION: 9 days, 4 hours, 23 minutes
• CREW: Wilcutt, Edwards, Dunbar, Anderson, Reilly, Wolf (down)
• ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 160 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

NOTE: Fuel cell No. 1 mechanical connections and leak checks are complete and good. Fuel cell No. 3 mechanical mates are in work. Installation of auxiliary power units No. 2 and No. 3 continues through Wednesday and Endeavour's orbital maneuvering system pod check-outs also continue.

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