Space Shuttle Processing Status 26 Apr 2001
MISSION: STS-100 – 9th ISS Flight (6A) -Raffaello MPLM, SSRMS
VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
LOCATION: On orbit
KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Apr. 19, 2001 at 2:41 p.m. EDT
KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Apr. 30, 2001 at 10 a.m.
MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 19 hours and 19 minutes
CREW: Rominger, Ashby, Hadfield, Parazynski, Phillips, Guidoni, Lonchakov
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 173 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Space Shuttle Endeavour remains in good health in
its fifth day of docked operations with the International Space Station.
Ongoing assessment of the STS-100 solid rocket boosters indicates that both
boosters are in excellent post-flight condition.
MISSION: STS-104 – 10th ISS Flight (7A) – Airlock
VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION: OPF bay 3
KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: NET June 14, 4:15 p.m. EDT
KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: June 25, 12:30 p.m.
MISSION DURATION: 11 days
CREW: Lindsey, Hobaugh, Kavandi, Gernhardt, Reilly
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Installation of Atlantis’ three main engines is
complete. The third and final engine is the improved block II engine and
was installed yesterday in the lower left position of the aft compartment.
Payload premate testing is complete and preparations are in work for the
crew equipment interface test on Saturday.
The orbiter’s potable water system is being serviced today along with
functional tests of the orbiter’s waste system. Today, technicians will
check out Atlantis’ water spray boilers as well. Main propulsion system
leak checks are scheduled to occur this week. Engineers are troubleshooting
a mechanical issue with a subcomponent of Atlantis docking mechanism.
MISSION: STS-105 – 11th ISS Flight (7A.1) – Leonardo MPLM
VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
LOCATION: OPF bay 2
OFFICIAL KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: July 12, 2001 at 4:45 a.m. EST
OFFICIAL KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: July 23, 2001 at TBD
MISSION DURATION: 11 days
CREW: Horowitz, Struckow, Barry, Forrester; (up) Culbertson, Dezhurov, Turin
(down) Voss, Helms, Usachev
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
NOTE: Technicians have completed testing on Discovery’s power reactant
storage and distribution system. The orbiter’s integrated hydraulic and
flight control system checks are also complete. Workers are performing
auxiliary power unit leak and functional tests today. This week, managers
plan to install Discovery’s drag chute and conduct functional checks on the
airlock’s upper hatch.
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
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 308 nautical miles/28.5 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Columbia’s payload bay doors have been closed in
preparation for a rollover to Vehicle Assembly Building high bay 4 on
Monday. Columbia will be temporarily stored in the high bay to make room
for Endeavour’s return from STS-100. In the mean time, workers are
servicing freon coolant loop No. 2 and replacing spray valves on the orbiter
water spray boilers.
