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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. |
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MISSION: STS-98 -- 7th ISS Flight (5A) - U.S. Laboratory |
| Vehicle | Atlantis/OV-104 |
| Location | Launch Pad 39A |
| Target KSC Launch Date/Time | No earlier than January 19, 2001 at 2:11 a.m. EST |
| Target KSC Landing Date/Time | January 29, 2001 at about 9:30 p.m. EST |
| Launch Window | less than 5 minutes |
| Mission Duration | 11 days |
| Crew | Cockrell, Polansky, Curbeam, Jones, Ivins |
| Orbit Altitude and Inclination | 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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Shuttle Processing Note (mission processing summary) |
| At about 10:21 a.m. today, Space Shuttle Atlantis departed the Vehicle Assembly Building atop a replaced crawler transporter headed for Launch Pad 39A.
Atlantis arrived at the pad at about 3:45 p.m. today. Routine launch pad validations begin tonight and proceed through Friday. The Rotating Service Structure will extend around the vehicle Thursday morning. The U.S. Laboratory "Destiny" arrived at the pad last night and is schedule for installation into Atlantis' payload bay over the weekend. The STS-98 flight crew is expected to arrive at KSC today at about 5:45 p.m. This week, the five-member crew will participate in standard Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities. Their visit will culminate with a launch day dress rehearsal and simulated Shuttle egress on Saturday. |
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MISSION: STS-102 - 8th ISS Flight (5A.1) - Leonardo MPLM |
| Vehicle | Discovery/OV-103 |
| Location | Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1 |
| Target KSC Launch Date/Time | March 1, 2001 at 9:40 a.m. EST |
| Target KSC Landing Date/Time | March 13, 2001 at 5:15 a.m. EST |
| Launch Window | less than 5 minutes |
| Mission Duration | 11 days |
| Crew | Weatherbee, Kelly, Thomas, Richards; (up) Voss, Helms, Usachev; (down) Shepherd, Gidzenko, Krikalev, |
| Orbit Altitude and Inclination | 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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Shuttle Processing Note |
| Main engine heat shield installation is complete. Today workers are installing the transceiver for Discovery's space-to-space orbiter radio. The payload premate test is in work and main propulsion system leak checks are ongoing. Later this week technicians will conduct tests of the auxiliary power units and fuel cell system.
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| MISSION: STS-100 - 9th ISS Flight (6A) - Raffaello MPLM, SSRMS |
| Vehicle | Endeavour/OV-105 |
| Location | Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2 |
| Target KSC Launch Date/Time | April 19, 2001 at 2:04 p.m. EDT |
| Target KSC Landing Date/Time | April 30, 2001 at 9:56 a.m. EDT |
| Mission Duration | 11 days |
| Crew | Rominger, Ashby, Hadfield, Parazynski, Phillips, Guidoni, Lonchakov |
| Orbit Altitude and Inclination | 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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Shuttle Processing Note |
| Endeavour's power system validation has been completed. Today, workers are removing the three main engines. This week, technicians will check the orbiter maneuvering system pods and begin fuel cell replacement efforts. |
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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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