KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT
      FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1997 (1:06 PM EDT)

      KSC Public Affairs Contact: Joel Wells (fax 407-867-2692)
      E-mail: Joel.Wells-1@ksc.nasa.gov
      MISSION: STS-86 -- 7th MIR DOCKING & SPACEHAB DM

      STS-86 images

      • VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
      • LOCATION: Pad 39A
      • TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Sept. 25 at about 10:34 p.m.
      • LAUNCH WINDOW: about 10 minutes
      • MIR DOCKING TIME: Sept. 27 at 5:30 p.m. EDT
      • UNDOCKING TIME: Oct. 3 at 11:46 a.m. EDT
      • TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Oct. 5 at about 6:56 p.m.
      • MISSION DURATION: 9 days, 20 hours, 22 minutes
      • CREW: Wetherbee, Bloomfield, Parazynski, Titov, Chretien, Lawrence, Wolf (up), Foale (down)
      • ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 160 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

      NOTE: At Pad 39A, work continues on schedule for Thursday's launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The orbiter's aft compartment doors were installed early this morning and final checks of the aft compartment are in work. Midbody close-outs are complete and the payload bay doors were closed for flight yesterday afternoon.

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

      • Begin countdown at T-43 hour mark (2 p.m. Sept. 22)
      • Crew arrival at SLF (3:30 p.m. Sept.22)
      • Begin loading external tank with cryogenic propellants (about 1:10 p.m. Sept. 25)
      MISSION: STS-87 -- U.S. MICROGRAVITY PAYLOAD-4
      • VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102
      • LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2
      • TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Nov. 19 at 2:18 p.m.
      • LAUNCH WINDOW: 2 hours, 30 minutes
      • TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Dec. 5 at 6:51 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: Servicing of Columbia's water spray boilers concludes today and ammonia servicing began this morning. Load testing of the external tank door drive mechanism is slated for Monday. Installation of Columbia's main engines will begin Sept. 23.

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

      • Shuttle main engine installation begins (Sept. 23)
      • Fuel cell voltage tests (Sept 26)
      MISSION: STS-89 -- 8th MIR DOCKING & SPACEHAB DM

      STS-89 images

      • VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
      • LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1
      • TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Jan. 15, 1998 at about 1:03 a.m.
      • LAUNCH WINDOW: 7-10 minutes
      • TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Jan. 24, 1998 at about 4:47 a.m.
      • MISSION DURATION: 9 days, 3 hours, 44 minutes
      • CREW: Wilcutt, Edwards, Dunbar, Anderson, Reilly, Wolf (down)
      • ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 160 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

      NOTE: Removal of Endeavour's heat shields is complete. Auxiliary power unit deservicing occurs tonight. Modifications of the orbiter's fuel cell monitoring system continues. In the Hypergol Maintenance Facility, forward reaction control system back fill and drain activities are complete and replacement of the last faulty transducer concludes next week.

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

      • Tunnel adapter installation (Sept. 22)
      MISSION: STS-91 -- 9th MIR DOCKING & SPACEHAB-SM
      • VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
      • LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 3
      • 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: TBD
      • ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 160 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

      NOTE: Auxiliary power unit removal and checks of a quick disconnect on Discovery's forward reaction control system are complete. Tests on the Shuttle's power reactant storage and distribution system and drag chute removal are also complete.

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