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MISSION: STS-102 -- 8th ISS Flight (5A.1) - Leonardo MPLM |
| Vehicle | Discovery/OV-103 |
| Location | Launch Pad 39B |
| Target KSC Launch Date/Time | March 8, 2001, at about 6:42 a.m. EST |
| Target KSC Landing Date/Time | March 20, 2001, at about 2:02 a.m. EST |
| Launch Window | less than 5 minutes |
| Mission Duration | 11 days, 19 hours |
| Crew | Wetherbee, Kelly, Thomas, Richards; (up) Voss, Helms, Usachev; (down) Shepherd, Gidzenko, Krikalev |
| Orbit Altitude and Inclination | 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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| Countdown preparations are currently in work and all other activities continue on schedule at Launch Pad 39B to ready Discovery for launch on mission STS-102. The Leonardo Multi-purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) is installed inside Discovery's payload bay and the payload bay doors are scheduled to be closed for flight Monday morning. Aft engine compartment closeouts were completed Thursday night and the launch team is working no technical issues at this time.
The crew for mission STS-102 is scheduled to arrive at KSC at 11 p.m. EST Sunday, March 4. The countdown is set to begin at 10 a.m. Monday, March 5.
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SPACE SHUTTLE ORBITERS ATLANTIS AND COLUMBIA FERRY FLIGHT STATUS |
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Space Shuttle orbiters Atlantis and Columbia, having both departed California atop their respective 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft on Thursday, will remain a second night at their mid-country layover locations.
Columbia is currently at Dyess AFB, Texas, and Atlantis is at Altus AFB, Okla. The orbiter ferry flight teams will evaluate weather conditions tomorrow morning to assess the likelihood of continuing their trips back to KSC at the earliest opportunity. Weather permitting, the vehicles could be back at KSC by no earlier than Saturday afternoon, however, weather en route is not promising and further delays are possible. Columbia is returning from a 17-month long modification and refurbishment process as part of a routine maintenance plan. Atlantis is being returned to KSC following last week's Edward Air Force Base landing concluding Shuttle mission STS-98. |
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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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03/02/2001 |
Curator: Kay Grinter (Kay.Grinter-1@ksc.nasa.gov)
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