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October 12, 2000

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

VEHICLE Discovery/OV-103
LOCATION On orbit
KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME Oct.11, 2000 at 7:17 p.m. EDT
KSC LANDING DATE/TIME Oct. 22, 2000 at about 2:10 p.m.
MISSION DURATION 10 days, 18 hours and 53 minutes
CREW Duffy, Melroy, Wakata, Chiao, Wisoff, Lopez-Alegria, McArthur
ORBITAL ALTITUDE / INCLINATION 177 nautical miles / 51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing
Following yesterday's successful launch of Shuttle Discovery, launch pad inspections revealed no abnormal damage. The solid rocket booster recovery ships, Freedom Star and Liberty Star, were on station shortly after splashdown and preliminary reports indicate that both boosters are in good condition. 

The first recovery ship is expected to arrive at Hangar AF Friday with its booster in tow at about noon, and the second ship will follow at about 2 p.m. Standard booster inspections are scheduled to begin Monday at Hangar AF. 

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 10:01 p.m.
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME Dec.10, 2000 at time TBD
MISSION DURATION 10 days
CREW Jett, Bloomfield, Tanner, Noriega, Garneau
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note
Endeavour's payload bay doors were closed Oct. 2. Orbiter aft engine compartment closeouts are in work and pressure testing in the crew compartment is on going. Next Thursday, orbiter weight and center of gravity tests are scheduled prior to rolling Endeavour over to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) on Oct. 23.
 
Milestones
Orbiter weight and center of gravity tests Oct. 19
Orbiter roll over to the VAB Oct. 23
Shuttle Endeavour rolls to Pad 39B Oct. 30

MISSION: STS-98 - 7th ISS Flight (5A) - U.S. Laboratory
VEHICLE Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 3
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME Jan.18, 2001 at 3:36 a.m. EDT
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME Jan. 28, 2001
MISSION DURATION 10 days
CREW Cockrell, Polansky, Curbeam, Jones, Ivins
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION 173 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note
Atlantis' main engines were successfully removed Sept. 28. Post-flight draining of hypergolic reactants concluded early last week. Today, workers are performing standard checks on the orbital maneuvering system. Preparations are in work for radiator functional tests scheduled to begin tonight. 
 
Status reports and other NASA publications are available on the World Wide Web at:  http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/kscpao.htm.  Information about the countdown and mission can be accessed electronically via the Internet at:
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/shuttle/countdown/ and at http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/

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