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: Replacement and loading of Discovery's Mass Memory Unit No. 1 is complete. Ordnance installation began last night and continues through noon today. Hypergolic propellant pressurization begins today and continues through Saturday. The orbiter's aft compartment close-outs continue as well. The orbiter's freon quick disconnect components have been replaced and leak checks will occur later today. Inspections of Discovery's oxidizer drain line are complete and revealed no issues. Launch countdown preparations continue on schedule.

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

• CRISTA-SPAS cryogenic loading (Aug. 1)
• Begin countdown (3 p.m. Aug. 4)
• Crew arrival (5 p.m. 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. (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NOTE: NASA managers announced yesterday that astronaut Wendy Lawrence has been replaced by her backup Dr. David Wolf for the next long duration stay on the Russian Mir space station. Lawrence will still fly on STS-86 and assist with Mir transfer activities. To enable Wolf to complete space walk training in Russia, the launch of Atlantis on mission STS-86 could be delayed approximately 10 days.

Preparations for the Aug. 11 roll over of Atlantis to the Vehicle Assembly Building and aft compartment close-outs continue. Installation of thermal protection tiles for the forward reaction control system also continues. In the VAB, external tank/solid rocket booster close-outs proceed on schedule.

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

• Orbiter roll to Vehicle Assembly Building (Aug. 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: Technicians removed the MSL-1 Spacelab module late last night and returned it to the Operations and Checkout Building. Preparations to deservice freon coolant loop No. 2 are complete and the pump package is now slated for replacement. Deservicing of the orbiter's oxidizer cross-feed line will continue later today. Shuttle main engine removal is now slated for next week.

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

• Remove Space Shuttle main engines (Aug. 7)

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: Installation of fuel cell No. 1 is in work and No. 3 will be installed later today. Installation of the Ku band deployment assembly is complete and modifications of the left and right-hand elevon coves are scheduled through Friday. The docking mechanism base will be installed tomorrow.

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