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MISSION:
STS-97 - 6th ISS Flight (4A) - PV Module P6 4:00
p.m. Launch
Day |
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| VEHICLE |
Endeavour/OV-105 |
| LOCATION |
Launch
Pad 39B |
| TARGET
KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME |
Nov.
30, 2000 at 10:06 p.m. EST |
| TARGET KSC
LANDING DATE/TIME |
Dec.11,
2000 at 6:19 p.m. EST |
| LAUNCH
WINDOW |
less
than 5 minutes |
| 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 |
At Pad 39-B, loading of Space Shuttle Endeavour with liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellants began at 2:52 p.m. this afternoon about two hours behind schedule. During the final pad walkdown late this morning, a
loose bracket was noted on the side of the white room. This bracket holds in place a firex system water line that leads across the orbiter access arm to the fixed service structure. There was concern that this bracket and an associated U-bolt could break loose during launch and damage the Space Shuttle, particularly the left wing of Endeavour. A decision was made to remove the loose bracket and U-bolt before tanking began. An extendable high-reach boom with attached bucket was taken to the surface of the pad to provide worker access. The
loose hardware was removed without difficulty. There have been no other significant issues in the countdown during the past 24-hours requiring unplanned work by the launch team.
Weather officials indicate a 0 percent chance of weather prohibiting launch tonight. The forecast calls for clouds to be scattered at 4,000 - 7,000 feet and scattered at 25,000 - 28,000 feet; visibility at 7 - 10 miles; winds at the launch pad from the north at 10 peaking to 16 knots and winds at the Shuttle Landing Facility from the north-northeast at 10 peaking to 15 knots; temperature at 52 degrees F; dewpoint at 45 degrees F; relative humidity at 77 percent. The chance of weather criteria violation on Friday is 10 percent and on Saturday 20 percent.
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| Upcoming
Milestones |
Tanking of Space Shuttle Endeavour complete:
5:45 p.m.
Astronauts depart for Pad 39-B:
6:15 p.m.
Crew access hatch closed and latched:
8:00 p.m.
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Summary of
Built-in Holds for STS-97 |
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T-TIME |
LENGTH OF HOLD |
HOLD BEGINS |
HOLD ENDS |
| T-27 hours |
4 hours |
5:00
p.m. Tues. |
9:00 p.m. Tues. |
| T-19 hours |
4 hours |
5:00
a.m. Wed. |
9:00 a.m. Wed. |
| T-11 hours |
13 hours,
10 minutes |
5:00
p.m. Wed. |
6:10 a.m. Thurs. |
| T-6 hours |
2 hours |
11:10
a.m. Thurs. |
1:10 p.m. Thurs. |
| T-3 hours |
2 hours |
4:10
p.m. Thurs. |
6:10 p.m. Thurs. |
| T-20 minutes |
10 minutes |
8:50
p.m. Thurs. |
9:00 p.m. Thurs. |
| T-9
minutes |
about 45
minutes |
9:11
p.m. Thurs. |
9:56 p.m. Thurs. |
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Crew
for Mission STS-97 |
| POSITION |
NAME |
| Commander
(CDR) |
Brent
Jett |
| Pilot (PLT) |
Mike
Bloomfield |
| Mission
Specialist (MS1) |
Joe
Tanner |
| Mission Specialist (MS2) |
Marc
Garneau |
| Mission
Specialist (MS3) |
Carlos
Noriega |
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Summary of STS-97 Launch Day Crew
Activities |
Thursday, Nov. 30 |
| 9:00
a.m. |
Crew wake up |
| 9:30
a.m. |
Breakfast |
| 2:00
p.m. |
Lunch |
| *5:05
p.m. |
Snack/photo |
| 5:35
p.m. |
Weather briefing (CDR,
PLT, MS2) |
| 5:40
p.m. |
Don
flight suits (MS1, MS3) |
| *5:45
p.m. |
Don
flight suits (CDR, PLT, MS2) |
| *6:15
p.m. |
Depart
for launch pad |
| *6:45
p.m. |
Arrive
at white room and begin ingress |
| *8:00
p.m. |
Close
crew hatch |
| *10:06
p.m. |
Launch |
*Televised events (times may vary slightly)
All times Eastern
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