- VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
- LOCATION: On orbit
- OFFICIAL KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: June 2 at 6:06:24 p.m. EDT
- OFFICIAL MIR DOCKING DATE/TIME: June 4 at about 12:58 p.m. EDT
- OFFICIAL MIR UNDOCKING DATE/TIME: June 8 at 12:01 p.m. EDT
- KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: June 12 at about 2:03 p.m. EDT
- MISSION DURATION: about 9 days, 19 hours
- CREW: Precourt, Gorie, Lawrence, Chang-Diaz, Kavandi, Ryumin, Thomas (down)
- ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 173 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
- VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
- LOCATION: OPF bay 1
- TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Dec. 3 time TBD
- TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Dec. 14 time TBD
- MISSION DURATION: 11 days
- CREW: Cabana, Sturckow, Currie, Ross, Newman
- ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 173 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
- VEHICLE: Columbia/OV-102
- LOCATION: OPF bay 3
- TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Jan. 21, 1999 time TBD
- TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Jan. 26, 1999 time TBD
- 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
 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1998 (4:38 PM EDT) Flight Day 9  STS-91 -- 9TH AND FINAL MIR DOCKING, SPACEHAB-SM, Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS)
NOTE: The Space Shuttle Discovery continues to orbit the Earth every 90 minutes providing a research platform for the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer. Hands-on inspection of the STS-91 solid rocket boosters is complete and reports indicate that the boosters are in excellent condition. Weather forecasters expect generally favorable weather conditions on Friday to support both Shuttle landing opportunities at KSC. The first KSC opportunity is at 2:03 p.m. EDT and the second is at 3:39 p.m. Edwards Air Force Base, CA is not expected to be called up to support Friday's landing activities.  STS-88 -- FIRST FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATIONUNITY (Node-1) NOTE: Checkout of Endeavour's orbiter maneuvering system (OMS)/reaction control system flight controls is complete. Auxiliary power unit (APU) lubrication oil servicing is in work and ammonia servicing preparations are under way. Water spray boiler checks are in work today and Shuttle main engine heat shield attach point rework continues. Next week, connections of the right hand OMS pod crossfeed transfer lines begin.  STS-93 -- Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF)
NOTE: Technicians have completed removal of APUs No. 3 and No. 1 and replacement of both units is in progress. Standard torque checks of the wing-to-fuselage bolts are under way. Removal of Columbia's Spacelab fluid lines and tests of the tactical air command and navigation system are scheduled to occur later this week. 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/ |