Space Shuttle Processing Status 7 May 2001
MISSION: STS-100 – 9th ISS Flight (6A) -Raffaello MPLM, SSRMS
VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
LOCATION: Edwards Air Force Base, California
KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Apr. 19, 2001 at 2:41 p.m. EDT
EDWARDS LANDING DATE/TIME: May 1, 2001 at 12:11 p.m.
MISSION DURATION: 11 days, 21 hours and 30 minutes
CREW: Rominger, Ashby, Hadfield, Parazynski, Phillips, Guidoni, Lonchakov
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 173 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: 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 12 p.m.
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.
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: 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.
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
Shuttle Processing Note: 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.
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: 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.
