MISSION: STS-94 -- Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 (image)
Landing Day

Take a Virtual Tour of Columbia and the Microgravity Science Laboratory-1 Payload!

Index of STS-83/STS-94 images

• VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102
• LOCATION: KSC Shuttle Landing Facility
• OFFICIAL LAUNCH DATE/TIME: July 1 at 2:02 p.m. EDT (image)
• KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: July 17 at about 6:47 a.m. EDT
• MISSION DURATION: 15 days, 16 hours
• ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 160 nautical miles/28.45 degrees

NOTE: The Space Shuttle Columbia landed safely today at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility on Runway 33 at 6:47 a.m. EDT. Mission managers gave Columbia's Commander, Jim Halsell, the go ahead for deorbit burn at about 5:30 a.m. taking advantage of good weather conditions at KSC on the first landing opportunity.

Columbia's mission lasted 15 days and 16 hours. The Space Shuttle landed on orbit 251 having traveled 6.2 million statute miles. After KSC ground crews complete safing and postflight activities, Columbia will be transported to Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2 later today.

The crew of Mission STS-94: Commander Jim Halsell; Pilot Susan Still; Mission Specialists Janice Voss, Michael Gernhardt and Donald Thomas; and Payload Specialists Roger Crouch and Greg Linteris.

   				     MET	            EDT
MAIN GEAR TOUCHDOWN	      	 15:16:44:34            6:46:34 a.m.
NOSE GEAR TOUCHDOWN        	 15:16:44:45            6:46:45 a.m.
WHEELS STOP		     	 15:16:45:29            6:47:29 a.m.

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

Index of STS-85 images

• VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
• LOCATION: Pad 39A
• TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: August 7 at 10:41 a.m. (under review)
• LAUNCH WINDOW: 1 hour, 41 minutes
• TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: August 18 at 7:29 a.m.
• MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 20 hours, 48 minutes
• CREW: Brown, Rominger, Davis, Curbeam, Robinson, Tryggvason
• ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 160 nautical miles/57 degrees

NOTE: The main engine Flight Readiness Test is complete. Preparations continue for loading of hypergolic propellants, scheduled for July 24. Preparations are also underway for the Helium Signature Test scheduled for Friday. The orbiter midbody umbilical unit mate activities begin tomorrow as well. Technicians are changing out a leaky disconnect on the reaction control system oxidizer tank vent.

Vertical payload installation is complete and electrical mates are in work today. The Interface Verification Test will occur tonight.

STS-85 SCHEDULED OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):

• Helium Signature Test (July 18)
• Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (July 22-23)
• Flight Readiness Review (July 24)

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

• VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
• LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3
• TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: September 18 at about 1:39 a.m.
• LAUNCH WINDOW: 7-10 minutes
• TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: September 28 at about 5:19 a.m.
• MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 3 hours, 49 minutes
• CREW: Wetherbee, Bloomfield, Parazynski, Titov, Chretien, Lawrence (up), Foale (down)
• ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 160 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

NOTE: Aft hatch functional testing is complete and Atlantis' Modal (structural) Test continues through Sunday. The newly fabricated thermal protection tiles for the forward reaction control system are being installed and the Shuttle's aft compartment close-outs are in work. Technicians will replace a dinged boron strut in the orbiter's midbody.

Final payload bay door inspections are in work for Friday's door closure. In the VAB, solid rocket booster stacking operations are on schedule for external tank/SRB mate activities late July 24.

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

• Payload bay doors close for flight (July 18)
• Orbiter Modal Test complete (July 21)
• External tank and solid rocket booster mate (July 24)

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

• 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 (up), Lawrence (down)
• ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 160 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

NOTE: Removal of the liquid oxygen 17-inch disconnect is in work. Following replacement of the damaged seal, the docking mechanism will be installed today. Replacement of the pump package on freon coolant loop No. 1 is complete. Modifications to the orbiter's elevon coves continue through next week.

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