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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 Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 3
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME Sept. 8, 2000 at 8:31 a.m. EDT
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME Sept. 19, 2000 at 3:12 a.m.
LAUNCH WINDOW 10 minutes
MISSION DURATION 10 days, 18 hours and 41 minutes
CREW Wilcutt, Altman, Lu, Malenchenko, Morukov, Mastracchio, Burbank
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note
This week workers installed Discovery's window No. 4 and completed installation of the pitch actuator for the left-hand orbiter maneuvering engine. Today, technicians are testing the orbiter's ground control interface logic system and an onboard operations recorder. The STS-106 astronauts are at KSC participating in Crew Equipment Interface Test activities through the weekend.


MISSION: STS-92 -- 5th ISS Flight (3A) -- Z-1 Truss, PMA-3

VEHICLE Discovery/OV-103
LOCATION OPF bay 1
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME Oct. 5, 2000 at about 9:49 p.m. EDT
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME Oct. 16, 2000
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
Interface verification testing for the pressurized mating adapter payload is complete. Workers continue routine checks of Discovery's orbiter maneuvering system pod.


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. (under review)
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
This week technicians installed the antenna for Endeavour's new space-to-space orbiter radio system. Functional tests of the orbiter docking system (ODS) continue and ODS pyrotechnic system checks are ongoing.

 

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