- VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
- LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2
- TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Oct. 29 at 2 p.m. EST
- TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Nov. 7 at 12:04 p.m. EST
- MISSION DURATION: 8 days, 22 hours and 4 minutes
- CREW: Brown, Lindsey, Parazynski, Robinson, Duque, Makai, Glenn
- ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 310 nautical miles/28.45 degrees
- Crew Equipment Interface Test (Sept. 2)
- Payload bay door closure (Sept. 8)
- Orbiter roll over to VAB (Sept. 14)
- VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
- LOCATION: OPF bay 1
- TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Dec. 3 at 4:45 a.m. EST
- TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Dec. 14 at 11:14 p.m. EST
- MISSION DURATION: 11 days, 18 hours and 29 minutes
- CREW: Cabana, Sturckow, Currie, Ross, Newman, Krikalev
- ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 173 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
- Power converter unit IVT complete (Sept. 1)
- Shuttle main engine installation (Sept. 10)
- VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102
- LOCATION: OPF bay 3
- TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Jan. 21, 1999 at 11:26 a.m. EST
- TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Jan. 26, 1999 at 10:33 a.m. EST
- LAUNCH WINDOW: 43 minutes
- MISSION DURATION: 4 days, 23 hours, 7 minutes
- CREW: Collins, Ashby, Hawley, Coleman, Tognini
- ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 153 nautical miles/28.45 degrees
 MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1998 (1:12 PM EDT)  STS-95 -- SPACEHAB-SM, SPARTAN & HOST
NOTE: Over the weekend, workers completed installation of Discovery's main engine heat shields. Installation of the integrated vehicle health monitoring (IVHM) system brackets are complete and IVHM sensor installation is nearing completion. Today, technicians are conducting orbiter integrated hydraulic testing and preparing for tunnel adapter installation slated to occur later today. Closeouts of the orbiter's midbody compartment continue in preparation for Wednesday's Crew Equipment Interface Test. Testing of the Ku-band antenna continues. In high bay 1 of the Vehicle Assembly Building, external tank and solid rocket booster mating closeouts are ongoing. STS-95 SCHEDULED OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):  STS-88 -- FIRST FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATIONUNITY connecting module NOTE: Installation of the forward extension of Endeavour's transfer tunnel is complete. Connection of the orbiter docking system pyrotechnic devices and servicing of freon coolant loop No. 2 are also complete. Main engine heat shield inspections and the power converter unit interface verification test are in work. STS-88 SCHEDULED OPERATIONAL MILESTONES (dates are target only):  STS-93 -- Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF)
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