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: Discovery's aft compartment close-outs are underway and are slated for completion early next week. After cleaning some freon fluid residue off of the orbiter's aft tiles, technicians replaced a suspect quick disconnect on a ground coolant unit to prevent further leakage. Post-work inspections revealed no leaks and evaluations of the orbiter side connections are underway. Ordinance installation begins tonight.

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

• Ordnance installation complete (July 31)
• 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: Installation of thermal protection tiles for the forward reaction control system continues and is expected to be completed next week. The Shuttle's aft engine compartment and crew module close-outs continue on schedule. Landing gear functional tests are in work and Atlantis' aerosurfaces are being positioned for rollover to the VAB on Aug. 11. In the VAB, external tank/solid rocket booster close-outs continue on schedule.

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: Functional testing of the forward reaction control system is complete. Removal of the MSL-1 Spacelab module was delayed yesterday because of problems with an overhead crane. Removal is now scheduled for tomorrow. Once out of Columbia's cargo bay, the laboratory will be returned to the Operations and Checkout Building. Deservicing of the orbiter's oxidizer cross-feed line is underway.

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: Preparations are in work for installations of fuel cells No. 1 and 3 tomorrow. Docking mechanism installation preparations continue as well.

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