MISSION: STS-99 --
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) |
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| VEHICLE |
Endeavour/OV-105 |
| LOCATION |
Pad 39A |
| TARGET KSC LAUNCH
DATE/TIME |
No
earlier than Jan. 31, 2000 at 12:47 p.m. EST |
| TARGET KSC LANDING
DATE/TIME |
Feb.
11, 2000 at 4:52 p.m. EST |
| LAUNCH
WINDOW |
2 hours and 2 minutes |
| MISSION
DURATION |
11 days and 4 hours |
| CREW |
Kregel, Gorie, Kavandi, Voss, Mohri, Thiele
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| ORBITAL ALTITUDE and
INCLINATION |
126 nautical miles/57 degrees |
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| Work in
progress |
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Today, Shuttle managers confirmed Jan. 31 as
Endeavour’s target launch date with the Eastern Range. Processing at the
launch pad continues on schedule while the flight crew proceeds with orbiter and
payload familiarization activities.
Last night, workers completed orbiter cavity
purge efforts in preparation for tomorrow’s launch day dress rehearsal with
the flight crew. Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities will conclude
tomorrow at about 11:30 a.m. and the six member flight crew will depart KSC’s
Shuttle Landing Facility for Houston, TX, at about 2:35 p.m. Friday. Orbiter aft
compartment close-outs are under way and will conclude next week. Saturday,
engineers will begin loading Endeavour’s on board storage tanks will fuel.
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| Processing
Milestones |
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Terminal
Countdown Demonstration Test concludes |
Jan. 14 |
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Prelaunch
propellant loading concludes |
Jan. 15 |
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Flight
Readiness Review |
Jan. 18 |
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MISSION:
STS-101
-- 3rd ISS Flight (2A.2) - SPACEHAB DM |
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| VEHICLE |
Atlantis/OV-104 |
| LOCATION |
Orbiter Processing Facility bay 3 |
| TARGET KSC LAUNCH
DATE/TIME |
No
earlier than April 13, 2000 |
| TARGET KSC LANDING
DATE/TIME |
April
24, 2000 |
| LAUNCH
WINDOW |
5-10 minutes |
| MISSION
DURATION |
10 days and 19 hours |
| CREW |
Halsell, Horowitz, Weber, Lu, Williams, Malenchenko and Morukov |
| ORBITAL ALTITUDE and
INCLINATION |
173 nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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| Work in
progress |
Wiring inspections and repairs continue in
Atlantis’ midbody and aft compartments. Functional testing of the orbiter
maneuvering system pod continues, and servicing of freon coolant loop No. 2 is
under way. Main landing gear wheel and tire assembly installation began today
and concludes tomorrow.
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MISSION:
STS-92
-- 4th ISS Flight (3A) - Z-1 Truss, PMA-3 |
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| VEHICLE |
Discovery/OV-103 |
| LOCATION |
OPF bay 1 |
| TARGET KSC LAUNCH
DATE/TIME |
No earlier
than June 14, 2000 at 8:42 p.m. EDT |
| TARGET KSC LANDING
DATE/TIME |
June 24, 2000 at 5:10 p.m. EDT |
| LAUNCH
WINDOW |
10 minutes |
| MISSION
DURATION |
10 days |
| CREW |
Duffy,
Melroy, Wakata, Chiao, Wisoff, Lopez-Alegria and
McArthur |
| ORBITAL ALTITUDE
and INCLINATION |
173 nautical miles/51.6
degrees |
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| Work in
progress |
Discovery’s forward reaction control system checks
are complete. Hypergolic deservicing of the orbiter maneuvering system is
ongoing. Inspection of Discovery’s nose anding gear concludes today and main
landing gear work begins next week.
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