Space Shuttle Status Report 10 Jan 2001
NOTE: This is an orbiter processing report and does not necessarily reflect
the chronological order of upcoming Space Shuttle flights. Visit
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/schedule/schedule.htm on the KSC Home
Page for the latest schedule of future Shuttle missions.
MISSION: STS-98 – 7th ISS Flight (5A) – U.S. Laboratory
VEHICLE: Atlantis/OV-104
LOCATION: Launch Pad 39A
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Jan. 19, 2001 at about 2:11 a.m. EST
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Jan. 29, 2001 at about 9:51 p.m. EST
LAUNCH WINDOW: less than 5 minutes
MISSION DURATION: 10 days, 19 hours and 40 minutes
CREW: Cockrell, Polansky, Curbeam, Jones, Ivins
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: At Launch Pad 39A, workers completed hypergolic
loading efforts yesterday. Solid rocket booster hydraulic closeouts are in
work today. The flight readiness test for Shuttle Atlantis’ main engines
begins tonight and aft compartment closeouts begin tomorrow. The aft doors
are slated for installation Monday night.
Technicians are preparing the payload bay for door closure, scheduled to
occur tonight. Space suit functional checks are scheduled today and flight
crew equipment stowage begins tomorrow.
Upcoming Milestones (dates are targets only):
Shuttle Main Engine testing – Jan. 10
Payload bay doors closed for flight – Jan.
10
Orbiter aft compartment close-outs begin – Jan. 11
Ordnance installation begins – Jan. 13
Flight crew equipment stowage – Jan.
14
Launch countdown begins –
Jan. 16
MISSION: STS-102 – 8th ISS Flight (5A.1) – Leonardo MPLM
VEHICLE: Discovery/OV-103
LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF) bay 1
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Mar. 1, 2001 at 9:40 a.m. EST
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Mar. 13, 2001 at 5:15 a.m.
LAUNCH WINDOW: less than 5 minutes
MISSION DURATION: 11 days
CREW: Wetherbee, Kelly, Thomas, Richards; (up) Voss, Helms, Usachev; (down)
Shepherd, Gidzenko, Krikalev
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Testing of Discovery’s power reactant storage and
distribution system is complete. Today technicians are checking the
orbiter’s water spray boilers and testing the Ku band system. Main
propulsion system leak checks are also in work.
MISSION: STS-100 – 9th ISS Flight (6A) -Raffaello MPLM, SSRMS
VEHICLE: Endeavour/OV-105
LOCATION: Orbiter Processing Facility bay 2
TARGET KSC LAUNCH DATE/TIME: Apr. 19, 2001 at 2:04 p.m. EDT
TARGET KSC LANDING DATE/TIME: Apr. 30, 2001 at 9:56 a.m.
MISSION DURATION: 11 days
CREW: Rominger, Ashby, Hadfield, Parazynski, Phillips, Guidoni, Lonchakov
ORBITAL ALTITUDE and INCLINATION: 177 nautical miles/51.6 degrees
Shuttle Processing Note: Technicians have removed Endeavour’s forward
reaction control system to accommodate thruster replacement work. Orbital
maneuvering system pod checks continue. This week workers are scheduled to
replace fuel cell No. 2.
