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.
• LAUNCH WINDOW: 1 hour, 39 minutes
• TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: August 18 at 7:05 a.m.
• MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 20 hours, 24 minutes
• CREW: Brown, Rominger, Davis, Curbeam, Robinson, Tryggvason
• ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 160 nautical miles/57 degrees

NOTE: Loading of hypergolic propellants aboard the Space Shuttle's onboard storage tanks is complete and the orbiter's aft compartment close-outs begin today. Over the weekend, technicians observed fluid on some of Discovery's aft tile. The freon fluid is suspected to have come from a ground coolant unit and clean-up work is complete. Engineers are evaluating the leak source and plan to resolve the issue in time for launch. The countdown is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. Aug. 4.

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

• Ordnance installation (July 30)
• CRISTA-SPAS cryogenic servicing (July 31)
• Begin countdown (3 p.m. Aug. 4)
• Crew arrival (Aug. 4)
• Close payload bay doors for flight (Aug. 5)

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 1:42 a.m.
• LAUNCH WINDOW: 7-10 minutes
• TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: September 28 at about 5:51 a.m.
• MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 4 hours, 9 minutes
• CREW: Wetherbee, Bloomfield, Parazynski, Titov, Chretien, Lawrence (up), Foale (down)
• ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 160 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

NOTE: The final portion of the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) and payload bay door cycling are complete. Installation of thermal protection tiles for the forward reaction control system will conclude next week, with 60 percent of the work complete to date. The Shuttle's aft engine compartment and crew module close-outs continue on schedule. Landing gear functional tests begin tomorrow. In the VAB, the external tank has been mated to the solid rocket boosters and close-outs continue.

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

• Orbiter roll to Vehicle Assembly Building (August 11)
• Roll Space Shuttle out to Pad 39A (Aug. 20)

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: Post-flight inspections continue and removal of the MSL-1 Spacelab module is in work today. Once out of Columbia's cargo bay, the laboratory will be returned to the Operations and Checkout Building. Routine functional testing of the forward reaction control system continues through tomorrow. Leak checks and deservicing of an oxidizer cross-feed line will begin tomorrow.

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

• Remove Space Shuttle main engines (July 31)

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

NOTE: Ku-band system antenna installation and checks are complete. Removal of the liquid oxygen 17-inch disconnect and replacement of window No. 1 are complete. Fuel cells No. 1 and 3 are slated for installation on Wednesday. Docking mechanism installation preparations continue.

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