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MISSION: STS-100 -- 9th
ISS Flight (6A) - Raffaello MPLM, SSRMS |
| Vehicle |
Endeavour/OV-105 |
| Location |
Edwards Air Force Base, California |
| Official KSC Launch Date/Time |
April 19, 2001, at 2:40:42 p.m. EDT |
| KSC Landing Date/Time |
May 1, 2001, at 12:11 p.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 |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (orbiter
processing notes) |
| At
Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB), Calif., preparation for Shuttle Endeavour’s
cross-country ferry flight proceeds on schedule.
Over the weekend, the orbiter’s tail
cone was installed. At about Noon. EDT today, workers will lift
Endeavour into the Mate-Demate Device at Dryden Flight Research Center.
The orbiter should be mated to NASA’s Shuttle Carrier Aircraft by 7
p.m. Eastern today. Departure from California is expected to occur at
first light Tuesday. Managers will convene the Ferry Readiness Review
today at 4 p.m. EDT to assess the flight plan and weather conditions.
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MISSION:
STS-104
-- 10th
ISS Flight (7A) - Airlock |
| Vehicle |
Atlantis/OV-104 |
| Location |
OPF bay 3 |
| Target KSC Launch Date/Time |
NET June 14, 4:15 p.m. EDT |
| Target KSC Landing Date/Time |
June 25, 12:30 p.m. EDT |
| Mission Duration |
11 days |
| Crew |
Lindsey, Hobaugh, Kavandi, Gernhardt,
Reilly |
| Orbit Altitude and Inclination |
122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (orbiter
processing notes) |
| Atlantis’
main engine heat shields are installed. Today, Russian engineers
are replacing the “fixer” component on the orbiter docking
system. Work continues on the heads-up display unit in the crew
module. Routine orbiter subsystem tests are ongoing. |
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MISSION:
STS-105
-- 11th
ISS Flight (7A.1) - Leonardo MPLM |
| Vehicle |
Discovery/OV-103 |
| Location |
OPF bay 2 |
| Target KSC Launch Date/Time |
July 12, 2001, at 4:45 a.m. EDT |
| Target KSC Landing Date/Time |
July 23, 2001, at TBD |
| Mission Duration |
11 days |
| Crew |
Horowitz, Struckow, Barry,
Forrester; (up) Culbertson, Dezhurow, Turin; (down) Voss, Helms,
Usachev |
| Orbit Altitude and Inclination |
122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (orbiter
processing notes) |
| Discovery’s
microwave scanning beam-landing system has completed planned testing.
Technicians have also completed replacement of a suspect vernier
thruster. Orbiter window No. 7 has been replaced and window No. 4 will
be replaced this week. Shuttle main engine installation is scheduled to
begin tomorrow and payload premate testing begins Wednesday. |
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MISSION:
STS-109
-- HST
Servicing Mission 3B |
| Vehicle |
Columbia/OV-102 |
| Location |
OPF bay 1 |
| Target KSC Launch Date/Time |
Nov. 19 (under review) |
| Target KSC Landing Date/Time |
Nov. 30 (under review) |
| Mission Duration |
11 days |
| Crew |
Altman, Carey, Grunsfeld, Currie,
Newman, Linnehan, Massimino |
| Orbit Altitude and Inclination |
308 nautical miles/28.5 degrees |
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Shuttle
Processing Note (orbiter
processing notes) |
| Leak
checks on Columbia’s freon coolant loop No. 1 are complete. The
orbiter is also undergoing powered system validations. Preparation to
transfer Columbia to VAB high bay 4 is also under way. The move will
accommodate Shuttle Endeavour’s return from California, but will not
occur until the intended arrival date. |
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