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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 | Feb. 7, 2001 at 6:11 p.m. EST |
| Target KSC Landing Date/Time | Feb. 18, 2001 at about 12:58 p.m. EST |
| Launch Window | less than 5 minutes |
| Mission Duration | 10 days, 18 hours and 47 minutes |
| 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) |
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| At Launch Pad 39A yesterday, workers completed routine launch pad validations. Also, technicians installed the U.S. Lab "Destiny" into Space Shuttle Atlantis' payload bay and plan to close the payload bay doors for flight this evening. Orbiter aft compartment closeouts are in work through tomorrow morning and resume Thursday with aft door installation on Friday. Today, technicians are preparing for Shuttle ordnance installation, which is scheduled through Thursday. The STS-98 flight crew is scheduled to arrive at KSC Sunday at about 1:30 p.m. for final launch preparation. The launch countdown begins Sunday at 10 p.m.
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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 8, 2001, at about 7:00 a.m. EST |
| Target KSC Landing Date/Time | March 20, 2001, at about 1:00 a.m. EST |
| Launch Window | less than 5 minutes |
| Mission Duration | 11 days |
| Crew | Wetherbee, 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 |
| Discovery's payload bay doors were closed yesterday afternoon in preparation for this week's planned rollover activities. Closeouts of the orbiter's forward compartment continue while technicians complete standard potable drinking water samples today. Tomorrow afternoon, workers will lower Discovery onto the scales used for weight and center of gravity tests. The orbiter transporter operations begin tomorrow morning, and mangers plan to transfer the orbiter to the VAB Thursday evening. |
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MISSION: STS-100 -- 9th ISS Flight (6A) - Raffaello MPLM, SSRMS |
| Vehicle | Endeavour/OV-105 |
| Location | Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) 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 |
| Technicians have completed functional checks on Endeavour's airlock upper hatch and forward hatch. Installation of the two gaseous nitrogen tanks that support the power reactant storage and distribution system continues. Technicians are installing the drag chute today and plan to service freon coolant loop No. 1 tomorrow. |
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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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01/30/2001 |
Curator: Kay Grinter (Kay.Grinter-1@ksc.nasa.gov)
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