Space Shuttle Processing Status 12 Jul 2001

MISSION: STS-104 – 10th ISS Flight (7A) – Airlock

VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104

LOCATION: On orbit

KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: July 12, 2001 at 5:03:59 a.m. EDT

KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: July 23, 2001 at 12:57 a.m.

MISSION DURATION: 10 days and 19 hours and 53 minutes

CREW: Lindsey, Hobaugh, Kavandi, Gernhardt, Reilly

ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 122 nautical miles/51.6 degrees

Shuttle Processing Note: Space Shuttle Atlantis and a five-member astronaut
crew lifted off from KSC’s Launch Pad 39B on time today at 5:03:59:04 a.m.
EDT. The KSC launch team worked no significant issues through the countdown
and a flawless launch began the milestone mission to deliver the airlock to
the International Space Station. This marks the 105th mission in Space
Shuttle history and the 24th flight of Atlantis.

The two solid rocket booster recovery ships, Freedom Star and Liberty Star,
deployed into the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday, July 11 at about 8
a.m. Booster recovery operations should begin around 6:45 a.m. today. The
first ship and booster are expected to arrive at Hangar AF at about 2 p.m.
Friday, and the second ship will follow at about 3:30 p.m.