| VEHICLE |
Endeavour/OV-105 |
| LOCATION |
On
Orbit |
| OFFICIAL
KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME |
Nov.
30, 2000 at 10:06 p.m. EST |
| KSC LANDING
DATE/TIME |
Dec.11,
2000 at 6:19 p.m. EST |
| MISSION
DURATION |
10
days, 20 hours and 13 minutes |
| CREW |
Jett,
Bloomfield, Tanner, Noriega, Garneau |
| ORBITAL
ALTITUDE and INCLINATION |
177
nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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| Shuttle
Processing Note |
All systems aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour continue to perform well on orbit. Solid rocket booster inspections continue on schedule at Hangar AF. Workers will remove the aft skirts and nozzles this week. Managers plan to ship the nozzles to the vendor this Friday. Booster disassembly will continue into next week.
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MISSION:
STS-98 - 7th ISS Flight (5A) - U.S. Laboratory |
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| VEHICLE |
Atlantis/OV-104 |
| LOCATION |
Vehicle
Assembly Building high bay 3 |
| TARGET
KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME |
Jan.18,
2001 at 2:44 a.m. EST |
| TARGET KSC
LANDING DATE/TIME |
Jan.
28, 2001 at 11:15 p.m. EST |
| LAUNCH
WINDOW |
less
than 5 minutes |
| MISSION
DURATION |
11
days |
| CREW |
Cockrell,
Polansky, Curbeam, Jones, Ivins |
| ORBITAL
ALTITUDE and INCLINATION |
177
nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
|
|
| Shuttle
Processing Note |
Technicians are completing orbiter mate activities in the VAB this week. Engineers will begin Atlantis' Shuttle Interface Test tonight. Preparation for rollout begins Saturday. First motion of Space Shuttle Atlantis toward Launch Pad 39A is planned for 7 a.m. Monday, Dec. 11.
| Upcoming
Milestones |
Shuttle Atlantis rolls out to Launch Pad 39A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. Dec. 11 at about 7 a.m.
Prelaunch propellant loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 18
U.S. Lab arrives at Launch Pad 39A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 3
Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test T-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. Jan. 5 |
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|
MISSION:
STS-102 - 8th ISS Flight (5A.1) - Leonardo MPLM |
|
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| VEHICLE |
Discovery/OV-103 |
| LOCATION |
Orbiter
Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1 |
| TARGET
KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME |
Feb.15,
2001 at 4:24 p.m. EST (under review) |
| TARGET KSC
LANDING DATE/TIME |
Feb.
26, 2001 at 11:44 a.m. EST |
| LAUNCH
WINDOW |
less
than 5 minutes |
| MISSION
DURATION |
11
days |
| CREW |
Weatherbee,
Kelly, Thomas, Richards; (up) Voss, Helms, Usachev; (down)
Shepherd, Gidzenko, Krikalev |
| ORBITAL
ALTITUDE and INCLINATION |
177
nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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|
| Shuttle
Processing Note |
Following auxiliary power unit (APU) testing, technicians are replacing a relief valve on APU No. 3. Workers completed Discovery's fuel cell voltage tests yesterday. Technicians are preparing to replace a total of 10 thrusters on the left and right-hand orbital maneuvering system pods.
Routine post-flight inspections revealed chipping on two thrusters and moisture intrusion on two up-firing thrusters. The other six thrusters require replacement only because they are in a manifold configuration. After the thrusters are successfully replaced, managers will be able to assess the impact to the remainder of Discovery's processing flow.
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Columbia/OV-102 Orbiter Maintenance Down Period Status |
Shuttle program managers yesterday confirmed plans to bring orbiter Columbia back to KSC on Feb. 23, 2001. Columbia was initially scheduled to return in July of 2000, but extensive wiring inspections and repairs required more time than expected. The wiring delays subsequently affected the integration of several major orbiter modifications.
During this maintenance period, workers enhanced miles of orbiter wiring, outfitted Columbia with the multi-functional electronic display system or "glass cockpit", and installed an orbiter docking system. These are just a few of the many upgrades that NASA's oldest Shuttle has
seen during its 2nd overhaul. Columbia has completed 26 space flights.
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