STS-101 Launch Scrubbed for a Third Time. Next Attempt in May
![STS-101](http://www.spaceref.com/shuttle/101/images/sts.101.patch.2.jpg)
The primary mission of STS-101 is Space Station Assembly Flight ISS-2A.2a, a cargo and logistics flight. The launch date for STS-101 was postponed due to continued launch delays with the Russian Service Module and problems with Atlantis’ speed brake. NASA split the original STS-101 mission (2A.2) into two very similar missions. Mission (2A.2A) will fly to ISS and service the FGB to prolong its ability to function without the Service Module. The other mission STS-106 (2A.2B) will fly to ISS in the Summer of 2000 after the Service Module is delivered.
Related links:
° Space Shuttle Weather Launch Commit Criteria and KSC End of Mission Weather Landing Criteria, 29 January 2000
° STS-101 Mission Guide, SpaceRef