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

VEHICLE Discovery/OV-103
LOCATION Edwards Air Force Base, California
KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME Oct.11, 2000 at 7:17 p.m. EDT
EAFB LANDING DATE/TIME Oct. 24, 2000 at 5:00 p.m. EDT
MISSION DURATION 12 days, 21 hours and 43 minutes
CREW Duffy, Melroy, Wakata, Chiao, Wisoff, Lopez-Alegria, McArthur
ORBITAL ALTITUDE / INCLINATION 177 nautical miles / 51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing
Following yesterday's landing of Shuttle Discovery at Edwards Air Force Base, CA, preliminary inspections reveal the orbiter to be in good condition. Discovery's lower surface sustained 85 total debris hits and only 14 hits had a dimension of 1-inch or larger. These hits are within the normal range. The orbiter's tires are reported to be in good condition as well.

Workers are preparing Discovery for the transcontinental ferry flight back to KSC. Managers currently plan to begin a one-day ferry flight back to KSC at first light on Tuesday, Oct. 31. Ferry flight rules state that the orbiter and Shuttle Carrier Aircraft cannot fly through precipitation, thick clouds or high turbulence. There are also wind and temperature restrictions. The flight plan and duration may vary based upon weather conditions en route. 

MISSION: STS-97 - 6th ISS Flight (4A) - PV Module P6
VEHICLE Endeavour/OV-105
LOCATION Vehicle Assembly Building
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME Nov. 30, 2000 at 10:01 p.m. EST
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME Dec.10, 2000 at 6:46 p.m. EST
MISSION DURATION 10 days
CREW Jett, Bloomfield, Tanner, Noriega, Garneau
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note
Earlier this week, technicians completed Endeavour's weight and center of gravity tests. Yesterday, the orbiter was mated to the transport system and today at 4 a.m. Endeavour rolled out of Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2 and into the VAB transfer aisle. Workers in the VAB are preparing to lift Endeavour into high bay 1 where it will be mated to the external tank and solid rocket boosters. The full Space Shuttle stack is scheduled for roll out to Launch Pad 39B on Tuesday, Oct. 31. 
Milestones
Shuttle Endeavour rolls to Pad 39B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 31
All three auxiliary power units tested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 1
Rotating Service Structure extended. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Nov. 1
Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Nov. 7-8

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. EST
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME Jan. 28, 2001 at 11:46 p.m. EST
MISSION DURATION 10 days
CREW Cockrell, Polansky, Curbeam, Jones, Ivins
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION 173 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note
Atlantis' right-hand orbital maneuvering system pod has been removed. Replacement of the orbiter's startracker system is complete. Window replacement work continues and leak/functional tests of the main propulsion system are ongoing. Payload bay reconfiguration continues on schedule. 

 
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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