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MISSION:
STS-101
-- 3rd ISS Flight (2A.2a) - SPACEHAB DM |
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| VEHICLE |
Atlantis/OV-104/ |
| LOCATION |
Pad
39A |
| TARGET KSC LAUNCH
DATE/TIME |
April
24, 2000 at about 4:15 p.m. |
| TARGET KSC LANDING
DATE/TIME |
May
4, 2000 at about 12:42 P.m. |
| LAUNCH
WINDOW |
5
minutes |
| MISSION
DURATION |
9
days, 20 hours and 27 minutes |
| CREW |
Halsell,
Horowitz,
Weber,
Williams,
Voss,
Helms,
Usachev |
| ORBITAL ALTITUDE and
INCLINATION |
173
nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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| Shuttle
Processing Note |
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At Launch Pad 39A, processing continues toward a
Monday afternoon launch. Workers have mated the orbiter midbody umbilical unit
and leak checks are complete. Atlantis' aft compartment close-outs are ongoing
and ordnance installation is complete. Later today, technicians will replace the
gaseous nitrogen quick disconnects on auxiliary power units (APU) No. 1 and No.
2. All three APUs will be brought up to flight pressure tomorrow as part of
standard prelaunch testing.
Evaluation of the frequency response test data
indicates that the replaced power drive unit installed in Shuttle Atlantis'
vertical tail is ready for flight. Shuttle engineers expect to complete their
analysis of the initial PDU failure later this week and launch controllers at
KSC are preparing to pickup the launch countdown on Friday evening.
| Upcoming
Milestones: |
| Shuttle
ordnance installation complete |
April
19 |
| Hypergolic
pressurization test |
April 19-20 |
| Flight
crew arrival at KSC |
April
21 at 3 p.m. |
| SPACEHAB late stow
complete |
April 21 |
| Launch
countdown begins |
April
21 at 7 p.m. |
| Launch countdown
begins |
April 22 |
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