- VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102
- LOCATION: On orbit
- OFFICIAL KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: April 17, 1998 at 2:19 p.m. EDT
- TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: May 3 at 12:09 p.m. EDT
- EXPECTED MISSION DURATION: 15 days, 21 hours, 50 minutes
- CREW: Searfoss, Altman, Linnehan, Williams, Hire, Buckey, Pawelczyk
- ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 150 nautical miles/39 degrees
- VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
- LOCATION: OPF bay 2
- TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: May 28 at 8:05 p.m. EDT
- LAUNCH WINDOW: 7-10 minutes
- TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: June 7 at about 3:36 p.m. EDT
- MISSION DURATION: 9 days, 18 hours, 31 minutes
- CREW: Precourt, Gorie, Lawrence, Chang-Diaz, Kavandi, Ryumin, Thomas (down)
- ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 173 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
- Payload bay doors closed (April 22)
- Roll to VAB (no earlier than April 24)
- VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
- LOCATION: OPF bay 1
- TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: July 9, 1998, at 12:44 p.m. EDT (under review)
- LAUNCH WINDOW: 10 minutes
- TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: July 20, 1998 at 8:02 a.m. EDT
- MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 19 hours, 18 minutes
- CREW: Cabana, Sturckow, Currie, Ross, Newman
- ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 173 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
- Installation of the right hand OMS pod (April 20-21)
 MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1998 (2:26 PM EDT) E-mail: Bruce.Buckingham-1@ksc.nasa.gov  STS-90 -- NEUROLAB
Flight Day 4 NOTE: The solid rocket boosters from Columbia's launch Friday were returned to Hangar AF Saturday afternoon. Initial indications revealed no problems with recovery operations. Open assessments of the boosters will begin today. Also, minimal damage was reported to Pad 39B following launch. Mission managers have indicated the mission may be extend a day if cryogenic margins and consumables permit. The decision will come mid-way through the flight.  STS-91 -- 9TH AND FINAL MIR DOCKING, SPACEHAB-SM
NOTE: Discovery's midbody and aft compartment closeouts continue. Hydraulic operations and checks of the main propulsion system are complete. SPACEHAB tunnel installation is slated to begin tonight. Rollover to the VAB is currently targeted for no earlier than Friday, April 24. STS-91 SCHEDULED OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):  STS-88 -- FIRST FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION(NODE-1, PMAs 1 and 2) NOTE: Preparations for the installation of the right-hand orbital maneuvering system pod are currently in work. The pod is scheduled to be installed tonight. Docking base wire harness installation for the International Space Station is also in work this week. STS-88 SCHEDULED OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only): For automatic e-mail subscriptions to this daily Shuttle status report or KSC-originated press releases, send an Internet electronic mail message to domo@news.ksc.nasa.gov. In the body of the message (not the subject line) type the words "subscribe shuttle-status", or "subscribe ksc-press-release" (do not use quotation marks). The system will reply with a confirmation via e-mail of each subscription. To remove your name from the list at any time, send an e-mail address to domo@news.ksc.nasa.gov. In the body of the message (not the subject line), type (no quotes) "unsubscribe shuttle-status", or "unsubscribe ksc-press-release." Status reports and other NASA publications are available on the World Wide Web at: http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/kscpao.htm Information about the countdown and mission can be accessed electronically via the Internet at: http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/ and at http://shuttle.nasa.gov/ |