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

STS-89 images

• VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
• LOCATION: Launch Pad 39A
• TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Jan. 22, 1998 at approximately 9:43 p.m. EST
• LAUNCH WINDOW: 5-10 minutes
• MIR DOCKING DATE/TIME: Jan. 24 time TBD
• MIR UNDOCKING DATE/TIME: Jan. 29 time TBD
• TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Jan. 31, 1998 time TBD
• MISSION DURATION: 9 days
• CREW: Wilcutt, Edwards, Dunbar, Anderson, Reilly, Sharipov, Thomas (up), Wolf (down)
• ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 160 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

NOTE: Launch pad validations have been in work since Shuttle Endeavour’s arrival at Pad 39A last Friday. On Saturday, the SPACEHAB payload was installed in the orbiter’s cargo bay and the doors were closed on Sunday morning. Workers completed the main engine flight readiness test, and main engine ball seal leak checks are in work today. This evening work begins to prepare the Shuttle for the holiday downtime period.

STS-89 SCHEDULED OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):

• Payload Interface Verification Test (Jan. 4-5)
• Flight Readiness Review (Jan. 7)
• Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (Jan. 9-10)

MISSION: STS-90 -- NEUROLAB

• VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102
• LOCATION: OPF bay 3
• TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: April 2, 1998 at 1:19 p.m.
• LAUNCH WINDOW: 2 hours, 30 minutes
• TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: April 18, l998 at 12:09 p.m.
• MISSION DURATION: 15 days, 21 hours, 50 minutes
• CREW: Searfoss, Atlman, Linnehan, Williams, Hire, Buckey, Pawelczyk
• ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 150 nautical miles/39 degrees

NOTE: Functional tests on Columbia’s forward reaction control system are complete. Yesterday, waterproofing efforts began and will continue through tomorrow. No work is scheduled on Columbia over the holidays.

MISSION: STS-91 -- 9th MIR DOCKING & SPACEHAB-SM

• VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
• LOCATION: OPF bay 2
• TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: May 28 at 8:33 p.m.
• LAUNCH WINDOW: 7-10 minutes
• TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: June 7 at about 12:17 a.m.
• MISSION DURATION: 9 days, 3 hours, 44 minutes
• CREW: Precourt, Gorie, Lawrence, Chang-Diaz, Kavandi, Thomas (down)
• ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 160 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

NOTE: Functional tests on the orbiter maneuvering system are nearing completion. Fuel cell monitoring modifications proceed with installation of pulse code modulators that will process the data stream from each of the 288 individual fuel cell outputs. There are 96 individual "substacks" or outputs for each of the three fuel cells onboard an orbiter. Body flap corrosion repairs also continue and aft flight deck reconfiguration is under way. Technicians continue to prepare Discovery for the holiday downtime.

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