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 Space Shuttle Discovery continues to perform very well on orbit and mission managers are not working any significant problems. Science investigations are proceeding successfully.

At Hangar AF, inspections of the STS-85 solid rocket boosters continue. The solid rocket motor nozzles are slated for shipment later this week and should arrive in Utah early next week.

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: In the Vehicle Assembly Building, Atlantis is soft mated to the external tank. Hard mate will occur today and umbilical mate activities are slated for tonight. The Shuttle Interface Test is slated for Wednesday evening. Atlantis is scheduled 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 transfer 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: After evaluating Columbia's fuel cell No. 1, engineers determined that the fuel cell is good and will fly on STS-87. Fuel cell No. 3, however, may need a cell performance monitor replaced before launch. Functional testing of the Shuttle's aft and main propulsion systems continue through this week. Technicians expect to finish draining the orbiter's oxidizer cross-feed line by next week. Once that work is complete, they will locate and repair a leak in the same line.

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

• Power reactant storage and distribution system testing (Aug. 20)
• Auxiliary power unit servicing and checkout (Aug. 20)

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 cells No. 1 and No. 3 are installed and both electrical and mechanical mates are complete. Installation of auxiliary power units No. 2 and No. 3 continues through tomorrow.

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