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April 12, 2001
 
2001 Year at a Glance

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 February Status Reports
 
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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 10:00 a.m. EDT
Mission Duration 10 days, 19 hours and 19 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) 
Space Shuttle processing continues on schedule at Launch Pad 39A today. Workers have completed installation of Endeavour's ordnance devices and aft engine compartment closeouts continue. Technicians will conclude aft closeouts tonight with aft door installation. 

Technicians start stowing flight crew equipment into the crew module today. In the launch control center, engineers are making final preparation to start the launch countdown on Monday, Apr. 16.

The seven-member flight crew is scheduled depart Houston, Texas, at 7:30 a.m. Apr. 16 and arrive at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility at about 10:30 a.m. the same day.
 

Upcoming Milestones  (dates are targets only)
Aft engine compartment closeouts complete April 12
Flight crew equipment early stow April 12-13
Flight crew arrival at KSC April 16 at about 10:30 a.m.
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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