| 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 6:04 p.m. EST |
| MISSION
DURATION |
10
days, 19 hours and 58 minutes |
| CREW |
Jett,
Bloomfield, Tanner, Noriega, Garneau |
| ORBITAL
ALTITUDE and INCLINATION |
177
nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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| Shuttle
Processing Note |
Space Shuttle Endeavour remains in excellent health only three days away from a planned KSC landing Monday evening. The first KSC landing opportunity on Monday is at 6:04 p.m. and the second is at 7:40 p.m. Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., offers two backup opportunities on Monday. Should additional landing opportunities be needed, Endeavour and crew can land at KSC Tuesday at either 4:53 p.m. or 6:28 p.m. Again, Edwards has two backup opportunities on Tuesday.
Last night at Hangar AF on the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, post-flight inspections of the left-hand solid rocket booster (SRB) revealed that a pyrotechnic device failed to fire during a successful SRB separation. The device is located at the aft, bottom separation link between the booster and external tank. The fully redundant secondary system fired as expected. Shuttle engineers are evaluating the cause of the misfire.
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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 |
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|
| Shuttle
Processing Note |
In VAB high bay 3, the Shuttle Interface Test continues. Technicians are also preparing for the rollout of Space Shuttle Atlantis to Launch Pad 39A. Following a thorough evaluation of the STS-97 solid rocket booster pyrotechnic issue, Atlantis is currently scheduled to begin its transfer to the pad Monday at 7 a.m.
| 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 |
Technicians have completed draining Discovery's orbital maneuvering system thruster manifolds. Over the weekend they will start replacing a total of 10 thrusters on the left and right-hand orbital maneuvering system pods. Workers are also conducting leak and functional tests on the orbiter's main propulsion system and three auxiliary power units.
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Columbia/OV-102 Orbiter Maintenance Down Period Status |
Columbia is scheduled to return to KSC on Feb. 23, 2001. Extensive wiring inspections and repairs have delayed the orbiter's departure from Palmdale, Calif. Among the many other enhancements during this overhaul, Columbia has been outfitted with the multi-functional electronic display system or "glass cockpit" and an orbiter docking system. Columbia has completed 26 space flights.
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