John F. Kennedy Space Center - Shuttle Status Reports

April 6, 2001


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This is an orbiter processing report and does not necessarily reflect the chronological order of upcoming Space Shuttle flights. Visit http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/schedule/schedule.htm for the latest schedule of future Shuttle missions.

MISSION: STS-100 -- 9th ISS Flight (6A) - Raffaello MPLM, SSRMS

Vehicle	Endeavour/OV-105
Location	Launch Pad 39A
KSC Launch Date/Time	April 19, 2001, at 2:41 p.m. EDT
KSC Landing Date/Time	April 30, 2001, at 9:35 a.m. EDT
Mission Duration	10 days, 18 hours and 54 minutes
Crew	Rominger, Ashby, Hadfield, Parazynski, Phillips, Guidoni, Lonchakov
Orbit Altitude and Inclination	173 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note (orbiter processing notes)

Following yesterday's Flight Readiness Review at Kennedy Space Center, Shuttle managers announced April 19 as the official launch date for STS-100. Processing efforts at Launch Pad 39A continue on schedule.

The MPLM payload, Raffaello, arrived at the pad yesterday and was installed into the payload change-out room. Raffaello's installation into Endeavour's payload bay is scheduled to occur tomorrow. The payload bay doors will be closed for flight Apr. 10.

The orbiter's midbody umbilical unit will be mated and leak checked Monday, and aft engine compartment closeouts begin Monday and conclude Apr. 13. Shuttle ordnance installation starts Tuesday. Space suit checks and flight crew equipment early stowage are slated for Tuesday as well. The launch countdown is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. April 16.

Upcoming Milestones (dates are targets only)

Orbiter aft engine compartment closeouts begin	April 9
Shuttle ordnance installation begins	April 10
Close payload bay doors for flight	April 10
Flight crew equipment early stow	April 10
Launch countdown starts	April 16 at 6 p.m.

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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