Space Shuttle Processing Status 22 Mar 2001
MISSION: STS-100 – 9th ISS Flight (6A) -Raffaello MPLM, SSRMS
VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
LOCATION: En route to Launch Pad 39A
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Apr. 19, 2001 at 3:12 p.m. EDT
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Apr. 30, 2001 at 11:10 a.m.
MISSION DURATION: 11 days
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 rolled out of the Vehicle
Assembly Building today at about 9:50 a.m. Solid rocket booster closeout
inspections slightly delayed first motion and Endeavour is now expected to
arrive at the pad before 4 p.m. Once at the pad, routine launch pad
validations commence, verifying all vehicle and facility interfaces.
Upcoming Milestones:
Shuttle main engine flight readiness test Mar. 25
Shuttle helium signature leak test complete Mar. 28
Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test Mar. 29-30
Orbiter prelaunch propellant loading begins Apr. 2
Flight Readiness Review Apr. 5
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’ orbital maneuvering system pods are
undergoing standard functional tests today. Workers are preparing for
orbiter fuel cell voltage tests on Saturday. Additional forward reaction
control system inspections 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 22, 2001 at 12:29 a.m. EST
MISSION DURATION: 10 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: Orbiter Discovery arrived at the OPF at about 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Post-flight inspection of Discovery’s lower surface thermal protection
system revealed a total of 42 debris hits with 10 measuring one inch or
larger in dimension. Main engine drying is in work today along with power
reactant storage and distribution system offloading activities. Discovery’s
payload bay doors will be opened Saturday and payload removal begins
Tuesday.
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: TBD
CREW: TBD
ORBITAL INSERTION ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 308 nautical miles/28.5 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Preparation continues for the removal of
Columbia’s simulated orbital maneuvering system pods later this week.
Columbia is scheduled to remain in OPF 1 through late April and then move to
the VAB for storage until OPF bay 3 becomes available. Columbia’s next
flight is under review, but could occur as early as this fall.
