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January 23, 2001
 
2001 Year at a Glance

Status Reports

 January Status Reports
 
Note

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-98 -- 7th ISS Flight (5A) - U.S. Laboratory
Vehicle Atlantis/OV-104
Location Vehicle Assembly Building high bay 3
Target KSC Launch Date/Time no earlier than Feb. 6, 2001 at 6:37 p.m. EST
Target KSC Landing Date/Time Feb. 17, 2001 at 2:05 p.m. EST
Launch Window less than 5 minutes
Mission Duration 10 days, 19 hours, 28 minutes
Crew Cockrell, Polansky, Curbeam, Jones, Ivins
Orbit Altitude and Inclination 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
 

Shuttle Processing Note  (mission processing summary)
The rollout of Space Shuttle Atlantis is now scheduled to begin Friday at 7 a.m. After reducing the humidity in the work area yesterday, technicians successfully completed electrical retests on seven remaining solid rocket booster (SRB) cables last night. This additional work delayed the start of solid rocket booster close-out efforts and led to the shift in rollout dates. 

With cable testing now complete, technicians are installing the systems tunnel covers, and SRB close-outs are in work. The Shuttle Interface Test begins this afternoon and continues through Wednesday morning. On Thursday, workers will remove work platforms in the VAB and prepare the Space Shuttle for rollout to Launch Pad 39A.

KSC managers do not expect these work schedule changes to affect the current launch date of no earlier than Feb. 6.
 

 

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