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August 22, 2000
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This is an orbiter processing report and does not reflect the chronological order of upcoming Space Shuttle Flights. Visit http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/schedule/schedule.htm on the KSC Home Page for the latest schedule of future Shuttle missions.

MISSION: STS-106 -- 4th ISS Flight (2A.2b)
VEHICLE Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION OPF bay 3
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME Sept. 8, 2000 at 8:45 a.m. EDT (preferred launch time)
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME Sept. 19, 2000 at 4:59 a.m.
LAUNCH WINDOW 2 1/2 minutes
MISSION DURATION 10 days, 20 hours and 14 minutes
CREW Wilcutt, Altman, Lu, Malenchenko, Morukov, Mastracchio, Burbank
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note
KSC entered Hurricane Condition IV today as a precaution for Hurricane Debby. This is the first level of hurricane preparedness to assure all necessary supplies and equipment are on hand in the event KSC is threatened with 50-knot sustained winds. A decision will be made Wednesday morning whether to upgrade this status to the next level of hurricane preparedness. Because Hurricane Debby is still too far away to accurately determine its ultimate course or impact to central Florida, no decision to rollback Space Shuttle Atlantis will be made before Wednesday.

At the launch pad, technicians have completed efforts to mate the SPACEHAB tunnel inside orbiter Atlantis and payload interface verification testing is ongoing. The Helium Signature Test continues today. Further Shuttle processing will continue on schedule with prelaunch propellant loading beginning tomorrow, pending management's decision on hurricane preparedness.

Milestones
 
  Prelaunch propellant loading of orbiter storage tanks Aug. 23
  
Orbiter aft compartment close-outs begin Aug. 28
  Orbiter payload bay doors closed for flight Aug 30  
  Space suit functional testing Aug. 30  
  Shuttle Atlantis begins roll out to Launch Pad 39B Aug. 13 at about 11 p.m.  
Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test Aug. 17-18


MISSION: STS-92 -- 5th ISS Flight (3A) -- Z-1 Truss, PMA-3
VEHICLE Discovery/OV-103
LOCATION OPF bay 3
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME Oct. 5, 2000 at 9:30 p.m. EDT
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME Oct. 16, 2000 at about 5 p.m.
MISSION DURATION 11 days
CREW Duffy, Melroy, Wakata, Chiao, Wisoff, Lopez-Alegria, McArthur
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note
Following yesterday's transfer from OPF bay 1 to OPF bay 3, orbiter Discovery remains mounted to the orbiter transporter inside OPF bay 3. The orbiter is being temporarily stored in bay 3 while modifications begin in bay 1. Pending completion of ongoing payload and ground processing assessments, orbiter Discovery will move to the VAB no earlier than Thursday to be mated with the external tank and boosters. KSC managers will continue to monitor weather developments in the tropics while planning the remainder of Discovery's processing flow.

At the Space Station Processing Facility, engineers working on the Z-1 truss have removed the thermostat heater assemblies associated with each of the four control moment gyros. The heater assemblies were sent to the manufacturer for adjustments to assure their reliable and proper operation at extremely cold temperatures. At this time, the Z-1 truss is scheduled to be transported to the launch pad during the second week of September. No impact to the Oct. 5 launch date is anticipated.

MISSION: STS-97 -- 6th ISS Flight (4A) -- PV Module P6
VEHICLE Endeavour/OV-105
LOCATION OPF bay 2
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME Nov. 30, 2000 at time 10:48 p.m.
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME Dec. 9, 2000 at time TBD
MISSION DURATION 9 days
CREW Jett, Bloomfield, Tanner, Noriega, Garneau
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note
Functional tests of Endeavour's docking mechanism are complete. Standard rigging work continues on the orbiter's right hand external tank umbilical door. Endeavour's thermal protective "chin panel" is being installed beneath the orbiter's nose.

 
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